Proteus (Proteidae)

Proteus anguinus

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: Proteus
Species: P. anguinus

Name

Proteus Laurenti, 1768

Type species: Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

Synonyms

• Proteus Laurenti, 1768: 35.
• Protaeus — Oppel, 1811
• Larvarius Rafinesque, 1815
• Platyrhynchus Leuckart, 1816
• Hypochton — Merrem, 1820
• Caledon Goldfuss, 1820
• Apneumona Fleming, 1822
• Hydochton — Gray, 1831
• Hemitriton Van der Hoeven, 1833
• Catedon — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Proteus access date 7 August 2008

Vernacular names

English: European olms
ไทย: โอล์ม

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