Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: G. Poinar and D. B. Wake. 2015. Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae gen. n., sp. n. (Amphibia: Caudata), a fossil salamander from the Caribbean. Palaeodiversity 8:21-29

Parent taxon: Plethodontidae according to G. Poinar and D. B. Wake 2015

Sister taxa: Aneides, Batrachoseps, Desmognathinae, Eurycea, Gyrinophilus, Hemidactylium, Manculus, Plethodon, Plethodontinae, Spelerpes, Stereochilus

Subtaxa: Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae

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Type: Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Palaeoplethodon type locality (Eocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.