Taxonomy Profile: Desmognathus (Baird 1850)

Desmognathus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Leurognathus
Moore 1899
Geognathus
Dubois and Raffaëlli 2012
Hydrognathus
Dubois and Raffaëlli 2012
Common Name(s):
Dusky Salamanders []
Seal Salamanders []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Desmognathus: 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 : Plethodontidae
Lungless Salamanders |
Subfamily : Plethodontinae
Plethodontine Salamanders |
Genus : Desmognathus
Dusky Salamanders |
Seal Salamanders |
Desmognathus Direct Children(s):
Desmognathus fuscus
(Rafinesque 1820)
Desmognathus aeneus
(Brown and Bishop 1947)
Desmognathus auriculatus
(Holbrook 1838)
Desmognathus brimleyorum
(Stejneger 1895)
Desmognathus welteri
(Barbour 1950)
Desmognathus apalachicolae
(Means and Karlin 1989)
Desmognathus ocoee
(Nicholls 1949)
Desmognathus orestes
(Tilley and Mahoney 1996)
Desmognathus abditus
(Anderson and Tilley 2003)
Desmognathus conanti
(Rossman 1958)
Desmognathus folkertsi
(Camp Tilley Austin and Marshall 2002)
Desmognathus planiceps
(Newman 1955)
Desmognathus organi
(Crespi Browne and Rissler 2010)
Desmognathus aureatus
(Martof 1956)
Desmognathus melanius
(Martof 1956)
Desmognathus valentinei
(Means Lamb and Bernardo 2017)
Desmognathus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Desmognathus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Desmognathus
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:
Desmognathus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Desmognathus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-01-01 / 2008-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Circular No. 37
Page(s):
1-84
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-74-5/
Notes:
Available free as a PDF at http://ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php
Reference for:
Desmognathus
Desmognathus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Desmognathus: Comments