Gyrinophilus Cope 1869 (lungless salamander)
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Parent taxon: Plethodontidae according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2025
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875 and Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Aneides, Batrachoseps, Desmognathinae, Ensatina, Eurycea, Hemidactylium, Manculus, Palaeoplethodon, Plethodon, Plethodontinae, Pseudotriton, Spelerpes, Stereochilus
Subtaxa: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Georgia, Maryland, West Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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