Dicamptodon copei

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: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Dicamptodon
Species: Dicamptodon copei

Name

Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970

Type locality: "Mar[r]atta Creek, 85 m upstream from bridge on state highway 504, SW 1/4 Sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 4 E., 46° 17´ N, 122° 18´ W, 840 m elevation, Cowlitz County, Washington", USA.

Holotype: USNM 166784.

References

Nussbaum, 1970, Copeia, 1970: 506.
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. Dicamptodon copei
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Dicamptodon copei. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Dicamptodon copei (Least Concern) Downloaded on 26 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cope's Giant Salamander