Taxonomy Profile: Amphiuma (Garden in Smith 1821)

Amphiuma: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Chrysodonta
Mitchill 1822
Sirenoidis
Fitzinger 1843
Muraenopsis
Fitzinger 1843
Common Name(s):
Amphiumas []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Amphiuma: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Amphibia
Amphibians |
anfíbio |
amphibiens |
Order : Caudata
Salamanders |
salamandra |
salamandres |
Family : Amphiumidae
Congo Eels |
Amphiumas |
Genus : Amphiuma
Amphiumas |
Amphiuma Direct Children(s):
Amphiuma means
(Garden in Smith 1821)
Amphiuma pholeter
(Neill 1964)
Amphiuma tridactylum
(Cuvier 1827)
Amphiuma: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Amphiuma
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Amphiuma
Source:
Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6
Acquired:
2019-09-12
Notes:
Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
Reference for:
Amphiuma
Publication(s):
Amphiuma: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Amphiuma: Comments