Proteus anguinus

Taxonavigation

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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: Proteus
Species: Proteus anguinus

Name

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Holotype - Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 37, Pl. 4, fig. 3.

Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

Type locality: "Zirknitz, Krain". Slovenia.

Holotype: animal figured in Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 37, Pl. 4, fig. 3..

Synonyms

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  • Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
  • Siren anguinaShaw, 1802
  • Protaeus anguinusOppel, 1811
  • Hypochthon Laurentii Merrem, 1820
  • Caledon anguinusGoldfuss, 1820
  • Phanerobranchus platyrhynchus Leuckart, 1821
  • Apneumona anguinaFleming, 1822
  • Hypochthon anguinusWagler, 1830
  • Hemitriton (Hypochthon) laurentiiVan der Hoeven, 1833
  • Hemitriton (Proteus) anguineusVan der Hoeven, 1833
  • Hypochthon anguinusTschudi, 1838
  • Hypochthon Laurentii Freyer, 1846
  • Hypochthon zoisii Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon Schreibersii Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon freyeri Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon Carrarae Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon Haidingeri Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon Laurentii Fitzinger, 1850
  • Hypochthon xanthostictus Fitzinger, 1850
  • Proteus zoisiiCope, 1866
  • Proteus carraraeCope, 1866
  • Proteus xanthostictusCope, 1866
  • Proteus schreibersiiCope, 1866
  • Proteus anguinusBoulenger, 1882
  • Proteus anguinus var. carraraeBoulenger, 1882
  • Proteus anguinus var. zoisiiBoulenger, 1882
  • Proteus anguinus freyeri — Anonymous, 1922
  • Proteus anguinus anguinusMertens & Müller, 1940
  • Proteus anguinus zoisiiMertens & Müller, 1940
  • Proteus zoisiiMcCrady, 1954
  • Proteus anguinus parkelj Sket & Arntzen, 1994

References

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  • Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 37.
  • Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 85.
  • 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. Proteus anguinus
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Proteus anguinus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Proteus anguinus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 7 August 2008.

Vernacular names

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العربية: سمندل الكهوف الأوروبي
беларуская: Пратэй еўрапейскі
čeština: Macarát jeskynní
English: European olm
suomi: Olmi
magyar: Barlangi vakgőte, barlangi gőte, barlangi változány, emberhal, halgyík, halgőte, olm
italiano: Proteo
македонски: Човечка рипка
polski: Odmieniec jaskiniowy
slovenščina: Človeška ribica
ไทย: โอล์ม, ปลามนุษย์
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