Desmognathus orestes

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: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus orestes

Name

Desmognathus orestes Tilley & Mahoney, 1996

Type locality: "a seepage area at 1329 m above sea level in the headwaters of Daves Branch, along the Elk Garden trail just north of Elk Garden on the divide between Mt. Rogers and Whitetop Mountain, Smyth Co[unty]., Virginia", USA.

Holotype: AMNH 146066.

References

• Tilley and Mahoney, 1996, Herpetol. Monogr., 10: 27.
• 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 orestes
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus orestes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus orestes  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander