Plethodon richmondi

Plethodon richmondi

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: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon richmondi

Name

Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938

Type locality: "Ritter Park, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, at an elevation of 600-700 feet", USA.

Holotype: CM 14189.

Synonyms

• Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938
• Plethodon richmondi richmondi — Highton & Grobman, 1956
• Plethodon richmondi popei Highton & Grobman, 1956 (rejected)

References

• Netting and Mittleman, 1938, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 27: 288.
• Highton and Grobman, 1956, Herpetologica, 12: 187.
• 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. Plethodon richmondi
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon richmondi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon richmondi  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ravine Salamander