Desmognathus monticola

Desmognathus monticola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus monticola
Subspecies: D. m. jeffersoni – D. m. monticola

Name

Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916

Type locality: "Elk Lodge Lake, near Brevard, [Transylvania County,] North Carolina; altitude about 3000 feet", USA.

Holotype: USNM 38313.

Synonyms

• Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916
• Desmognathus monticola monticola — Hoffman, 1951
• Desmognathus monticola jeffersoni Hoffman, 1951

References

• Dunn, 1916, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 29: 73.
• Hoffman, 1951, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 67: 250–251.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Desmognathus monticola
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus monticola. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus monticola  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Seal Salamander