Necturus maculosus maculosus

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: Proteidae
Genus: Necturus
Species: Necturus maculosus
Subspecies: Necturus maculosus maculosus

Name

Necturus maculosus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Type locality: "Found in the Ohio [River]", USA.

Holotype: Not designated.

Synonyms

• Sirena maculosa Rafinesque, 1818
• Necturus maculosus maculosus — Brimley, 1924

References

• Rafinesque, 1818, Am. Month. Mag. Crit. Rev., 4: 41.
• Brimley, 1924, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 40: 167.
• 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. Necturus maculosus maculosus

Vernacular names

English: Common Mudpuppy