†subfamily Desmognathinae Gray 1850
Alternative spelling: Desmognathidae
Parent taxon: Plethodontidae according to R. Estes 1964
See also Cope 1875 and Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Aneides, Batrachoseps, Eurycea, Gyrinophilus, Hemidactylium, Manculus, Palaeoplethodon, Plethodon, Plethodontinae, Spelerpes, Stereochilus
Subtaxa: Desmognathus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Tennessee)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences