Necturus

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Proteidae
Genus: Necturus
Species: N. alabamensis - N. beyeri - N. lewisi - N. maculosus - N. punctatus

[edit] Name

Necturus Rafinesque, 1819

Type species: Necturus maculatus Rafinesque, 1819 (= Sirena maculosa Rafinesque, 1818)

[edit] Synonyms

• Exobranchia Rafinesque, 1815
• Necturus Rafinesque, 1819
• Phanerobranchus Leuckart, 1821
• Menobranchus Harlan, 1825
• Hemitriton Van der Hoeven, 1833

[edit] References

• Rafinesque, 1819, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts, 88: 417.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Necturus access date 7 August 2008

[edit] Vernacular names