Taxonomy Profile: Plethodon cinereus (Green 1818)

Plethodon cinereus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Salamandra cinerea
Green 1818
Plethodon cinereus cinereus
Green 1818
Salamandra erythronota
Rafinesque 1818
Salamandra erithronota
Rafinesque 1818
Salamandra agilis
Sager 1839
Sauropsis erythronotus
Rafinesque 1818
Plethodon erythronota
Rafinesque 1818
Ambystoma erythronotum
Rafinesque 1818
Plethodon erythronotum
Rafinesque 1818
Salamandra puncticulata
Duméril Bibron and Duméril 1854
Saurophis erythronotus
Rafinesque 1818
Spelerpes erythronota
Rafinesque 1818
Plethodon huldae
Grobman 1949
Plethodon erythronotus cinereus
Green 1818
Plethodon erythronotus erythronotus
Rafinesque 1818
Plethodon cinereus erythronotus
Rafinesque 1818
Plethodon cinereus erythronota
Rafinesque 1818
Common Name(s):
Red-backed Salamander []
Redback Salamander []
salamandre rayée []
Eastern Red-backed Salamander []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Plethodon cinereus: 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 |
Species : Plethodon cinereus
Red-backed Salamander |
Redback Salamander |
salamandre rayée |
Eastern Red-backed Salamander |
Plethodon cinereus Direct Children(s):
Plethodon cinereus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Plethodon cinereus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Plethodon cinereus
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 cinereus
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:
Plethodon cinereus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-11-01 / 2000-11-01
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
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Circular, no. 29
Page(s):
iv + 82
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-54-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Plethodon cinereus
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 cinereus
Plethodon cinereus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Plethodon cinereus: Comments