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Necturus
Taxonomy
Necturus was named by Rafinesque. It is extant.
It was assigned to Proteidae by Cope (1875), Lynch (1965), Naylor (1978), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996) and DeMar (2013).
It was assigned to Proteidae by Cope (1875), Lynch (1965), Naylor (1978), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996) and DeMar (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Necturus Cope p. 24 |
| 1965 | Necturus Lynch p. 73 |
| 1978 | Necturus Naylor p. 566 |
| 1981 | Necturus Estes |
| 1988 | Necturus Carroll |
| 1996 | Necturus Frank and Ramus |
| 2013 | Necturus DeMar, Jr. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Necturus Rafinesque
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Necturus alabamensis Viosca 1937 [Alabama waterdog]
Necturus beyeri Viosca 1937 [Gulf Coast waterdog]
†Necturus krausei Naylor 1978
Necturus lewisi Brimley 1934 [Neuse River wtaerdog]
Necturus maculosus Rafinesque 1818 [mudpuppy]
Necturus punctatus Gibbes 1850 [Dwarf waterdog]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available