Pseudotriton ruber schencki

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: Spelerpinae
Genus: Pseudotriton
Species: Pseudotriton ruber
Subspecies: Pseudotriton ruber schencki

Name

Pseudotriton ruber schencki (Brimley, 1912)

Type locality: "Sunburst [now Spruce], at an elevation of 3200 feet... Haywood Co[unty].", North Carolina, USA.

Holotype: USNM 49679.

Synonyms

• Spelerpes ruber schencki Brimley, 1912
• Eurycea rubra schencki — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
• Pseudotriton ruber schencki — Dunn, 1918

References

• Brimley, 1912, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 25: 139.
• Dunn, 1918, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 62: 467.
• 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. Pseudotriton ruber schencki

Vernacular names

English: Black-chinned Red Salamander