Alternative spelling: Ambystoma
Parent taxon: Amblystomidae according to E. D. Cope 1875
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Estes and Tihen 1964, Frank and Ramus 1996, Holman 1977, Holman et al. 1990, Holman and Sullivan 1981 and Lynch 1965
Sister taxa: Amphitriton, Plioambystoma
Subtaxa: Amblystoma maculatum Amblystoma minshalli Ambystoma gracile Ambystoma hibbardi Ambystoma kansense Ambystoma mexicanum Ambystoma minshalli Ambystoma opacum Ambystoma texanum Ambystoma tigrinum Ambystoma tiheni
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (69: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (3: Arizona, Nebraska)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Tennessee)
• Miocene of United States (12: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)
Total: 87 collections including 104 occurrences
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