Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus

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 quadramaculatus
Subspecies: Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus

Name

Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)

Type locality: "... extended in the Atlantic states... common in Georgia and Carolina, and is an inhabitant of Pennsylvania", USA

Holotype: ANSP 490.

Synonyms

• Salamandra quadramaculata Holbrook, 1840
• Desmognathus quadramaculatus quadramaculatus — Bishop, 1943

References

• Holbrook, 1840, N. Am. Herpetol., 4: 121.
• Bishop, 1943, Handb. Salamanders: 210.
• 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 quadramaculatus quadramaculatus

Vernacular names

English: Blackbelly Salamander