Taxonomy Profile: Plethodon (Tschudi 1838)

Plethodon: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Sauropsis
Fitzinger 1843
Saurophis
Fitzinger 1843
Hightonia
Vieites Román Wake and Wake 2011
Common Name(s):
Woodland Salamanders []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Plethodon: 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 : Plethodon
Woodland Salamanders |
Plethodon Direct Children(s):
Plethodon cinereus
(Green 1818)
Plethodon glutinosus
(Green 1818)
Plethodon caddoensis
(Pope and Pope 1951)
Plethodon dorsalis
(Cope 1889)
Plethodon dunni
(Bishop 1934)
Plethodon elongatus
(Van Denburgh 1916)
Plethodon fourchensis
(Duncan and Highton 1979)
Plethodon hoffmani
(Highton 1972)
Plethodon hubrichti
(Thurow 1957)
Plethodon idahoensis
(Slater and Slipp 1940)
Plethodon jordani
(Blatchley 1901)
Plethodon kentucki
(Mittleman 1951)
Plethodon larselli
(Burns 1954)
Plethodon neomexicanus
(Stebbins and Riemer 1950)
Plethodon nettingi
(Green 1938)
Plethodon ouachitae
(Dunn and Heinze 1933)
Plethodon punctatus
(Highton 1972)
Plethodon richmondi
(Netting and Mittleman 1938)
Plethodon serratus
(Grobman 1944)
Plethodon shenandoah
(Highton and Worthington 1967)
Plethodon stormi
(Highton and Brame 1965)
Plethodon vandykei
(Van Denburgh 1906)
Plethodon vehiculum
(Cooper 1860)
Plethodon websteri
(Highton 1979)
Plethodon wehrlei
(Fowler and Dunn 1917)
Plethodon welleri
(Walker 1931)
Plethodon albagula
(Grobman 1944)
Plethodon aureolus
(Highton 1984)
Plethodon chattahoochee
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon chlorobryonis
(Mittleman 1951)
Plethodon cylindraceus
(Harlan 1825)
Plethodon grobmani
(Allen and Neill 1949)
Plethodon kiamichi
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon kisatchie
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon mississippi
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon ocmulgee
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon petraeus
(Wynn Highton and Jacobs 1988)
Plethodon savannah
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon sequoyah
(Highton in Highton Maha and Maxson 1989)
Plethodon teyahalee
(Hairston 1950)
Plethodon variolatus
(Gilliams 1818)
Plethodon amplus
(Highton and Peabody 2000)
Plethodon angusticlavius
(Grobman 1944)
Plethodon cheoah
(Highton and Peabody 2000)
Plethodon electromorphus
(Highton 1999)
Plethodon meridianus
(Highton and Peabody 2000)
Plethodon metcalfi
(Brimley 1912)
Plethodon montanus
(Highton and Peabody 2000)
Plethodon shermani
(Stejneger 1906)
Plethodon ventralis
(Highton 1997)
Plethodon virginia
(Highton 1999)
Plethodon asupak
(Mead Clayton Nauman Olson and Pfrender 2005)
Plethodon sherando
(Highton 2004)
Plethodon dixi
(Pope and Fowler 1949)
Plethodon pauleyi
(Felix Wooten Pierson and Camp 2019)
Plethodon jacksoni
(Newman 1954)
Plethodon: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Plethodon
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Plethodon
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:
Plethodon
Publication(s):
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:
Plethodon
Plethodon: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Plethodon: Comments