Desmognathus cheaha

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 cheaha

Name

Desmognathus cheaha Pyron, O’Connell, Duncan, Burbrink & Beamer, 2023: 190

• Holotype: USNM 596012 (RAP1997), collected by R.A. Pyron and D.A. Beamer on 18 December 2021.
• Type locality: “Hillabee Creek, Mt. Cheaha, Cleburne Co., Alabama (33.489, -85.792; 362m ASL”.

References

Primary references

• Pyron, R.A., O’Connell, K.A., Duncan, S.C., Burbrink, F.T. & Beamer, D.A. 2023. Speciation Hypotheses from Phylogeographic Delimitation Yield an Integrative Taxonomy for Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola). Systematic Biology 72(1): 179–197. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syac065 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Talladega Seal Salamander