Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species: Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Name

  • Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859

Holotype: ANSP . [destroyed fide Dunn (1917: 415)]

Type locality: “Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania”, United States of America.

Combinations

  • Desmognathus ochrophaea Cope, 1859: 124 [original combination, incorrect gender agreement]
  • Plethodon ochrophaeusSmith, 1877: 71 [subsequent combination]
  • Desmognathus ochrophaeusBoulenger, 1882: 77 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]
  • Desmognathus ochrophaea ochrophaeaDunn, 1917: 415 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement, as subspecies]
  • Desmognathus ochrophaeus ochrophaeusStejneger & Barbour, 1917: 22 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
  • Desmognathus fuscus ochrophaeusDunn, 1926: 114 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

References

Primary references

  • Cope, E.D. 1859. On the primary divisions of the Salamandridae, with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 122–128. BHL Reference page. 
  • Smith, W.H. 1877. The Tailed Amphibians, Including the Caecilians. A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Michigan University. Herald Publishing House: Detroit.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Gradientia s. Caudata and Batrachia Apoda in the Collection of the British Museum. Second Edition. Order of the Trustees: London. VIII + 127 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Dunn, E.R. 1917. The salamanders of the genera Desmognathus and Leurognathus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 53: 393–433.
  • Stejneger. L. & Barbour, T. 1917. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Dunn, E.R. 1926. The Salamanders of the Family Plethodontidae. Smith College 50th Anniversary Publication: Northampton, Massachusetts.

Vernacular names

English: Alleghany Mountian Dusky Salamander
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