Plethodon meridianus

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: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon meridianus

Name

Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000

Type locality: "South Mountains (35° 35´ 08 N 81° 41´ 22 W, locality 34), Burke-Cleveland county line, North Carolina, at an elevation of 823 m", USA.

Holotype: USNM 454653.

References

Highton and Peabody, 2000, in Bruce et al., Biol. Plethodontid Salamanders: 61.
Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Plethodon meridianus
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon meridianus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon meridianus (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander

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