Necturus alabamensis

Necturus alabamensis

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: Proteidae
Genus: Necturus
Species: Necturus alabamensis

Name

Necturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937

Type locality: "Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, [Tuscaloosa County,] Alabama", USA.

Holotype: USNM 102676.

Synonyms

• Necturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937
• Necturus lödingi Viosca, 1937
• Necturus lödingi — Smith, 1938
• Necturus punctatus lodingi — Chermock, 1952
• Necturus beyeri alabamensis — Hecht, 1958
• Necturus alabamensis — Neill, 1963
• Necturus punctatus alabamensis — Brode, 1970

References

• Viosca, 1937, Copeia, 1937: 121.
• Neill, 1963, Herpetologica, 19: 166.
• 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. Necturus alabamensis
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Necturus alabamensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Necturus alabamensis  (Endangered) Downloaded on 7 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Black Warrior Waterdog