Hydromantes

Hydromantes platycephalus

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 (5): H. brunus – H. platycephalus – H. samweli – H. shastae – H. wintu

Name

Hydromantes Gistel, 1848: XI [conserved name]

• Type species: Spelerpes platycephalus Camp, 1916, by subsequent designation by Opinion 1866 (1997: 72).
• Gender: masculine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1866 (1997: 72).

Synonyms

• Hydromantoides Lanza & Vanni, 1981: 119
  • Type species: Spelerpes platycephalus Camp, 1916, by original designation.
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1866 (1997: 72).

References

Primary references

• Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Für höhere Schulen. Mit einem Atlas von 32 Tafeln (darstellend 617 illuminirte Figuren) und mehreren dem Texte eingedruckten Xylographien. Hoffmann, Stuttgart: xvi + 216 + [4] pp., 32 pl. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.97235. BHL Reference page. 
• Lanza, B. & Vanni, S. 1981. On the biogeography of plethodontid salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata) with a description of a new genus. Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Nuova Serie, Supplemento 15(2): 117–121. DOI: 10.1080/00269786.1981.10736372 Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1997. Opinion 1866. Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Caudata): Spelerpes platycephalus Camp, 1916 designated as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 54(1): 72–74. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wake, D.B., Salvador, A. & Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. 2005. Taxonomy of the Plethodontid Salamander Genus Hydromantes (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 26(4): 543–548. DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806188 Reference page. 
• 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: Web-toed Salamanders

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