Taxonomy Profile: Dicamptodon (Strauch 1870)

Dicamptodon: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Chondrotus
Cope 1887
Common Name(s):
Pacific Giant Salamanders []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dicamptodon: 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 : Ambystomatidae
Mole Salamanders |
Genus : Dicamptodon
Pacific Giant Salamanders |
Dicamptodon Direct Children(s):
Dicamptodon copei
(Nussbaum 1970)
Dicamptodon ensatus
(Eschscholtz 1833)
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
(Baird and Girard 1852)
Dicamptodon: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Dicamptodon
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Dicamptodon
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:
Dicamptodon
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:
Dicamptodon
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:
Dicamptodon
Dicamptodon: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Dicamptodon: Comments