Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996
See also Carroll 1988 and Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Triturus, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Taricha (Palaeotaricha) Taricha granulosa Taricha lindoei Taricha miocenica Taricha oligocenica Taricha torosa
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Montana)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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