Desmognathus imitator

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927

Type locality: "Indian Pass, Great Smoky Mts., N[orth]. C[arolina].", USA.

Holotype: USNM 72762.

Dunn, 1927, Copeia, 164: 84.
Tilley, Merritt, Wu & Highton, 1978, Evolution, 32: 100.
Weller, W.H. 1930. A new salamander from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Proceedings of the Junior Society of Natural Sciences. Cincinnati 1: 3rd page (unnumbered).

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. Desmognathus imitator
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus imitator. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus imitator (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

English: Imitator Salamander