Plethodon kentucki

Plethodon kentucki

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 kentucki

Name

Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951

Type locality: "Pine Mountain, Harlan County, Kentucky, ca. 2000 feet [elevation]", USA.

Holotype: USNM 129937.

Synonyms

• Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951
• Plethodon jordani kentucki — Schmidt, 1953
• Plethodon kentucki — Highton & MacGregor, 1983: 189–200.

References

Primary references

• Mittleman, 1951, Herpetologica, 7: 105.
• Highton, R. & MacGregor, J.R. 1983. Plethodon kentucki Mittleman: a valid species of Cumberland Plateau woodland salamander. Herpetologica 39(3): 189–200. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• 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 kentucki
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon kentucki. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon kentucki  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cumberland Plateau Salamander

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