†Notophthalmus slaughteri Holman 1966 (newt)
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Full reference: J. A. Holman. 1966. A small Miocene herpetofauna from Texas. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 29(4):267-275
Belongs to Notophthalmus according to J. A. Holman 1966
See also Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Notophthalmus crassus, Notophthalmus robustus, Notophthalmus viridescens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pine Isle (McGee property), which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Fleming Formation of Texas
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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