Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus

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: Spelerpinae
Genus: Gyrinophilus
Species: Gyrinophilus palleucus
Subspecies: Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus

Name

Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus McCrady, 1954

Type locality: "Sinking Cove Cave (altitude 900 feet) in a hardwood climax forest at the north end of Sinking Cove, Franklin County, Tennessee, 5 miles west of Sherwood across Burned Stand Ridge, and 15 miles southwest of Sewanee", USA.

Holotype: FMNH 72585.

Synonyms

• Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954
• Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus — Lazell & Brandon, 1962

References

Primary references

• McCrady, 1954, Copeia, 1954: 201.
• Lazell, Jr., J.D. & Brandon, R.A. 1962. A new stygian salamander from the southern Cumberland Plateau. Copeia 1962(2): 300–306. DOI: 10.2307/1440894, JSTOR Reference page. : 300

Additional references

• 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. Gyrinophilus palleucus palleucus

Vernacular names

English: Pale Salamander