Cryptobranchus

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptobranchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genus: Cryptobranchus
Species: C. alleganiensis

Name

Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821

Type species: Salamandra salamandroides Leuckart, 1821 (= Salamandra gigantea Barton, 1808)

Synonyms

• Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821
• Urotropis Rafinesque, 1822
• Protonopsis LeConte, 1824
• Abranchus Harlan, 1825
• Menopoma Harlan, 1825
• Salamandrops Wagler, 1830

References

Primary references

• Leuckart, 1821, Isis von Oken, 9: 259

Additional references

• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Cryptobranchus access date 28 July 2008

Vernacular names

• English: Hellbenders
• polski: Diabły błotne
• русский: Скрытожаберник
• ไทย: เฮลล์เบนเดอร์

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