Plethodon serratus

Plethodon serratus

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon serratus

Name

Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944

Type locality: "Rich Mountain, Polk County, Arkansas [USA], at an altitude of 2500 feet".

Holotype: FMNH 39464.

Synonyms

• Plethodon cinereus serratus Grobman, 1944
• Plethodon cinereus polycentratus Highton & Grobman, 1956
• Plethodon serratus — Highton & Webster, 1976

References

• Grobman, 1944, Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 45: 306.
• Highton and Webster, 1976, Evolution, 30: 33–45.
• 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 serratus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon serratus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon serratus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Redback Salamander