Dicamptodon aterrimus

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: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Dicamptodon
Species: Dicamptodon aterrimus

Name

Dicamptodon aterrimus (Cope, 1868)

Type locality: "North Rocky Mountains".

Holotype: USNM 5242.

Synonyms

• Amblystoma aterrimum Cope, 1868
• Amblystoma aterrimum — Boulenger, 1882
• Chondrotus aterrimus — Cope, 1887
• Dicamptodon aterrimus — Dunn, 1923

References

• Cope, 1868 "1867", Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 19: 201.
• Dunn, 1923, Proc. New England Zool. Club, 8: 39.
• 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. Dicamptodon aterrimus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Dicamptodon aterrimus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Dicamptodon aterrimus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 26 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Idaho Giant Salamander