Dicamptodon ensatus

Dicamptodon ensatus

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 ensatus

Name

Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)

Type locality: "Umbegung der Bai St. Francisco auf Californien" (= vicinity of the Bay of San Francisco, California), USA.

Holotype: Not known to exist.

Synonyms

• Triton ensatus Eschscholtz, 1833
• Plethodon ensatus — Cope, 1868
• Dicamptodon ensatus — Strauch, 1870
• Ambystoma ensatum — Grinnell & Camp, 1917

References

• Eschscholtz, 1833, Zool. Atlas, Part 5: 6.
• Strauch, 1870, Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg, Ser. 7, 16: 69.
• 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 ensatus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Dicamptodon ensatus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Dicamptodon ensatus  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 26 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: California Giant Salamander
polski: Skrzeczek olbrzymi, ambystoma znad Pacyfiku