Desmognathus lycos

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 lycos

Name

Desmognathus lycos Pyron & Beamer, 2023: 489

• Holotype: USNM 596925.
• Type locality: “Hall Creek (N[orth]C[arolina]: Burke [County]; 35.604, -81.781; 445m ASL)”.

References

Primary references

• Pyron, R.A. & Beamer, D.A. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311(4): 451–504. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5311.4.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Wolf Dusky Salamander