Desmognathus Baird 1850 (lungless salamander)
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Parent taxon: Desmognathidae according to E. D. Cope 1875
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Holman et al. 1990
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Desmognathus aeneus Desmognathus auriculatus Desmognathus fuscus Desmognathus monticola Desmognathus ochrophaeus Desmognathus quadramaculatus Desmognathus wrighti
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Tennessee)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
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