Eurycea latitans

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: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: Eurycea latitans

Name

Eurycea latitans Smith & Potter, 1946

Type locality: "the first large pool deep within the recesses of Cascade Cavern, 4.6 miles by road (3 1/2 miles airline) southeast of Boerne, Kendall County, Texas", USA.

Holotype: USNM 123594.

Synonyms

• Eurycea latitans Smith & Potter, 1946
• Eurycea neotenes latitans — Schmidt, 1953
• Eurycea latitans — Blair, 1957

References

• Smith and Potter, 1946, Herpetologica, 3: 106.
• Blair, 1957, in Blair et al. (eds.), Vert. U.S.: 240.
• 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. Eurycea latitans
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Eurycea latitans. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Eurycea latitans  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 5 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cascade Caverns Salamander