Plethodon welleri

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 welleri

Name

Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931

Type locality: "Grandfather Mountain, above 5,000 feet, near Linville, [Avery County], North Carolina", USA.

Holotype: USNM 84135.

Synonyms

  • Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931
  • Plethodon welleri welleriThurow, 1956
  • Plethodon welleri ventromaculatum Thurow, 1956: 343 (rejected)
  • Plethodon welleri ventromaculatusThurow, 1968

References

Primary references

  • Walker, 1931, Proc. Junior Soc. Nat. Hist. Cincinnati, 2: 48.
  • Thurow, G.R. 1956. A new subspecies of Plethodon welleri, with notes on other members of the genus. American Midland Naturalist 55(2): 343–356. DOI: 10.2307/2422596, JSTOR Reference page. 
  • Thurow, G.R. 1968. On the small black Plethodon problem. Series in the Biological Sciences. Western Illinois University 6: 6–48. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Weller's Salamander
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