Desmognathus quadramaculatus

Desmognathus quadramaculatus

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 quadramaculatus
Subspecies: D. q. amphileucus – D. q. quadramaculatus

Name

Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)

Type locality: "... extended in the Atlantic states... common in Georgia and Carolina, and is an inhabitant of Pennsylvania", USA

Holotype: ANSP 490.

Synonyms

• Salamandra quadramaculata Holbrook, 1840
• Salamandra maculo-quadrata Holbrook, 1840
• Salamandra quadrimaculata — Holbrook, 1842
• Triton niger Holbrook, 1842
• Triton nigra — Holbrook, 1842
• Desmognathus niger — Baird, 1850
• Ambystome quadrimaculatus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Ambystoma nigrum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Plethodon quadrimaculatus — Hallowell, 1856
• Desmognathus nigra — Cope, 1869
• Desmognathus niger — Boulenger, 1882
• Desmognathus quadrimaculata — Stejneger, 1902
• Desmognathus quadrimaculatus — Brimley, 1907
• Desmognathus quadramaculata — Dunn, 1917
• Desmognathus quadramaculatus amphileucus Bishop, 1941
• Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus — Bishop, 1943
• Desmognathus quadramaculatus amphileucus — Bishop, 1943

References

• Holbrook, 1840, N. Am. Herpetol., 4: 121.
• Brimley, 1907, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 23: 154.
• 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 quadramaculatus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus quadramaculatus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus quadramaculatus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Blackbelly Salamander