Pseudotriton montanus

Pseudotriton montanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Pseudotriton
Species: Pseudotriton montanus
Subspecies: P. m. floridanus – P. m. montanus

Name

Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850

Type locality: "South Mountain, near Carlisle, [Cumberland County,] Pennsylvania", USA.

Syntypes: USNM 3839 (3 specimens).

Synonyms

• Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850
• Spelerpes montana — Gray, 1850
• Spelerpes (=P.[seudotriton]) r.[uber] montanus — Cope, 1869
• Spelerpes (= P.[seudotriton]) r.[uber] sticticeps Baird in Cope, 1869
• Spelerpes ruber var. montanus — Boulenger, 1882
• Geotriton rubra montanus — Garman, 1884
• Geotriton rubra sticticeps — Garman, 1884
• Spelerpes ruber sticticeps Baird in Cope, 1889
• Spelerpes montanus — Brimley, 1917
• Eurycea montana — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
• Pseudotriton montanus montanus — Stejneger & Barbour, 1923
• Pseudotriton montanus floridanus Netting & Goin, 1942
• Pseudotriton flavissimus floridanus — Bishop, 1943
• Pseudotriton montanus floridanus — Neill, 1948
• Pseudotriton montanus — Schmidt, 1953

References

• Baird, 1850, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, 1: 293.
• Schmidt, 1953, Check List N. Am. Amph. Rept., Ed. 6: 47.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudotriton montanus  (Unknown category) Downloaded on 7 August 2008.

Vernacular names

• English: Mud Salamander
• Nederlands: Moddersalamander