Plethodon virginia

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 virginia

Name

Plethodon virginia Highton, 1999

Type locality: "along the jeep trail from 0.2-0.9 km southeast and south-southeast of the top of Cow Knob (38° 41´ 25 N, 79° 05´ 17 W) at an elevation of 1100-1200 m, along the Pendleton County, West Virginia-Rockingham County, Virginia state line", USA.

Holotype: USNM 507764.

References

• Highton, 1999, Herpetologica, 55: 66.
• 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 virginia
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon virginia. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon virginia  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Shenandoah Mountain Salamander