Plethodon shermani

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 shermani

Name

Plethodon shermani Stejneger, 1906

Type locality: "Nantahala Mountain, between Andrews and Aquone", North Carolina, USA.

Holotype: USNM 36214.

Synonyms

• Plethodon shermani Stejneger, 1906
• Plethodon glutinosus shermani — Bishop, 1941
• Plethodon shermani shermani — Pope & Hairston, 1948
• Plethodon jordani shermani — Hairston, 1950

References

• Stejneger, 1906, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 30: 559.
• Pope and Hairston, 1948, Copeia, 1948: 106.
• 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 shermani
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon shermani. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon shermani  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Red-legged Salamander