Desmognathus mavrokoilius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea 

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

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Desmognathus
Species:

Name

Desmognathus mavrokoilius Pyron & Beamer, 2022: 31

  • Holotype: AMNH A-93879.
  • Type locality: “Dixon Creek, south slope of Grandfather Mountain (NC: Caldwell; 36.108, -81.779; 79 m ASL)”.

References

Primary references

  • Pyron, R.A. & Beamer, D.A. 2022. Nomenclatural solutions for diagnosing ‘cryptic’ species using molecular and morphological data facilitate a taxonomic revision of the Black-bellied Salamanders (Urodela, Desmognathus ‘quadramaculatus’) from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Bionomina 27(1): 1–43. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.27.1.1 Paywall Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Blue Ridge Black-bellied Salamander
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