Plethodon cylindraceus

Plethodon cylindraceus

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: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon cylindraceus

Name

Plethodon cylindraceus (Harlan, 1825)

Type locality: "locality 112 [34° 32´ 10 N, 81° 05´ 36 W] at an elevation of 137 m, Chester County, South Carolina", USA. (for neotype)

Neotype: USNM 257522.

Synonyms

• Salamandra cylindracea Harlan, 1825
• Plethodon cylindraceus — Highton in Highton, Maha & Maxson, 1989: 70.

References

• Harlan, 1825, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 5: 156–157.
• Highton, R., Maha, G.C. & Maxson, L.R. 1989. Biochemical evolution in the Slimy Salamanders of the Plethodon glutinosus complex in the eastern United States. Illinois Biological Monographs 57: 1–153. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. Plethodon cylindraceus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon cylindraceus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon cylindraceus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: White-spotted Slimy Salamander