Plethodontidae

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Plethodon cinereus

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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamiliae (2): Hemidactyliinae – Plethodontinae

Name[edit]

Plethodontidae Gray, 1850: 31 [conserved name]

  • Type genus: Plethodon Tschudi, 1838.
  • Placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology by Opinion 921 (1970: 79).

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

  • Gray, J.E. 1850. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphibia in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Batrachia Gradientia, etc. Spottiswoodes and Shaw: London. 72 pp. BHL Reference page
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1970. Opinion 921. Plethodontidae in Pisces and Amphibia: removal of homonymy under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 27(2): 79–80. BHL Reference page

Additional references[edit]

Vernacular names[edit]

беларуская: Бязлёгачныя саламандры
English: Lungless Salamanders
Nederlands: Longloze salamanders
polski: Salamandry bezpłucne
Türkçe: Akciğersiz semenderler
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