Pseudobranchus axanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenoidea
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: Sirenoidea

Familia: Sirenidae
Genus: Pseudobranchus
Species: Pseudobranchus axanthus
Subspecies: P. a. axanthus – P. a. belli –

Name

Pseudobranchus axanthus Netting & Goin, 1942

Type locality: "Eastern edge of Payne's Prarie, where Prarie Creek enter the River Styx, about five miles southeast of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida", USA.

Holotype: CM 20339.

Synonyms

Pseudobranchus striatus axanthus Netting & Goin, 1942
Pseudobranchus striatus belli Schwartz, 1952
Pseudobranchus axanthus — Moler & Kezer, 1993
Pseudobranchus axanthus belli — Moler & Kezer, 1993
Pseudobranchus axanthus axanthus — Collins, 1997

References

Netting and Goin, 1942, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 29: 183.
Moler and Kezer, 1993, Copeia, 1993: 39–47.
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. Pseudobranchus axanthus
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Pseudobranchus axanthus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudobranchus axanthus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 10 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Dwarf Siren