Hydromantes samweli

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: Hydromantes
Species: Hydromantes samweli

Name

Hydromantes samweli Bingham, Papenfuss, Lindstrand & Wake, 2018: 417

• Holotype: MVZ 170650, adult ♀, collected by T.J. Papenfuss on 10 March 1978.
• Type locality: “below Samwel Cave, E side McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) SSE (by road) McCloud River Bridge, Shasta County, California, 40.9203°, -122.2378°, 434 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Bingham, R.E., Papenfuss, T.J., Lindstrand, L. & Wake, D.B. 2018. Phylogeography and species boundaries in the Hydromantes shastae complex, with description of two new species (Amphibia; Caudata; Plethodontidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 161(10): 403–427. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ42.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sanwel Shasta Salamander