Dicamptodon tenebrosus

Dicamptodon tenebrosus

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 tenebrosus

Name

Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Type locality: "Oregon", USA.

Holotype: USNM 4710.

Synonyms

• Amblystoma tenebrosum Baird & Girard, 1852
• Xiphonura tenebrosa — Girard, 1858
• Amblystoma tenebrosum — Cope, 1868
• Chondrotus tenebrosus — Cope, 1887
• Ambystoma tenebrosum — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
• Dicamptodon tenebrosus — Good, 1989

References

• Baird and Girard, 1852, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 174.
• Good, 1989, Evolution, 43: 728.
• 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 tenebrosus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Dicamptodon tenebrosus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Dicamptodon tenebrosus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 26 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Pacific Giant Salamander