Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Spelerpinae
Genus: Gyrinophilus
Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Subspecies: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus

Name

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)

Type locality: "French Creek near Meadville, Crawford County, P[ennsylvani]a.", USA. Neotype from "a small spring-fed stream (flowing directly into French Creek) at Liberty and Linden streets, Meadville, Crawford Co[unty]., P[ennsylvani]a.", USA.

Neotype: MCZ 35778.

Synonyms

• Salamandra porphyritica Green, 1827
• Gyrinophilus porphyriticus — Cope, 1869
• Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus — Stejneger & Barbour, 1933

References

• Green, 1827, Contrib. Maclurian Lyc. Arts Sci., 1: 3.
• Stejneger and Barbour, 1933, Check List N. Am. Amph. Rept., Ed. 3: 15.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus . Accessed on 5 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Spring Salamander