Desmognathus welteri

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 welteri

Name

Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950

Type locality: "at an elevation of 2300 feet above sea level, at Looney Creek, near Lynch, Harlan County, Kentucky", USA.

Holotype: USNM 129312.

Synonyms

• Desmognathus fuscus welteri Barbour, 1950
• Desmognathus welteri — Rubenstein, 1971

References

• Barbour, 1950, Copeia, 1950: 277.
• Rubenstein, 1971, Am. Midl. Nat., 85: 329.
• 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 welteri
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus welteri. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus welteri  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Black Mountain Dusky Salamander