Rhyacotritonidae

Rhyacotriton variegatus

Taxonavigation

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: Rhyacotritonidae
Genus: Rhyacotriton

Name

Rhyacotritonidae Tihen, 1958

Type genus: Rhyacotriton Dunn, 1920

Synonyms

• Rhyacotritoninae Tihen, 1958
• Rhyacotritonidae — Good & Wake, 1992
• Rhyacotritonoidea — Dubois, 2005

References

• Tihen, 1958, Bull. Florida State Mus., Biol. Sci., 3: 3.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Rhyacotritonidae access date 7 August 2008

Vernacular names

English: Torrent Salamanders