Desmognathus marmoratus

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 marmoratus

Name

Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)

Type locality: "large clear rocky pool on the south flank of Grandfather Mt., N.C. [Avery County, North Carolina, USA], and at an elevation of about 3,500 feet".

Holotype: ANSP 19610.

Synonyms

• Leurognathus marmorata Moore, 1899
• Leurognathus marmoratus — Brimley, 1907
• Leurognathus marmorata marmorata — Pope, 1928
• Leurognathus marmorata intermedia Pope, 1928
• Leurognathus intermedia — Pope & Hairston, 1947
• Leurognathus marmorata aureata Martof, 1956
• Leurognathus marmorata roborata Martof, 1956
• Leurognathus marmorata melania Martof, 1956
• Leurognathus marmoratus marmoratus — Conant, 1958
• Leurognathus marmoratus aureatus — Conant, 1958
• Leurognathus marmoratus intermedius — Conant, 1958
• Leurognathus marmoratus melanius — Conant, 1958
• Leurognathus marmoratus roboratus — Conant, 1958
• Leurognathus marmoratus — Martof, 1962
• Desmognathus marmoratus — Bernardo, 1994

References

• Moore, 1899, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 51: 316.
• Bernardo, 1994, Am. Nat., 143: 15.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Desmognathus marmoratus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Desmognathus marmoratus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Desmognathus marmoratus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 3 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Shovelnose Salamander