Hemidactylium

Hemidactylium scutatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Hemidactylium
Species (1): H. scutatum

Name

Hemidactylium Tschudi, 1838: 59 [conserved name]

• Type species: Salamandra scutata Temminck & Schlegel, 1838, by monotypy.
• Gender: neuter.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1873 (1997: 140).

Synonyms

• Cotobotes Gistel, 1848
• Desmodactylus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
• Dermodactylus — David, 1872 (Incorrect spelling)

References

Primary references

• Tschudi, J. J. von. 1838. Classification der Batrachier mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien. Petitpierre: Neuchâtel. 99 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1997. Opinion 1873. Hemidactyliini Hallowell, 1856 (Amphibia, Caudata): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 54(2): 140–141. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Four-toed Salamanders