Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2025
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Lynch 1965 and Weems and George 2001
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Oligosemia, Ommatotriton, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Notophthalmus crassus Notophthalmus robustus Notophthalmus slaughteri Notophthalmus viridescens
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida, Tennessee)
• Miocene of United States (4: Delaware, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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