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Ambystomatoidea

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Ambystomoidea Kuhn p. 53
1970Ambystomatoidea Estes and Berberian p. 4
1981Ambystomatoidea Estes
1981Ambystomatoidea Naylor and Krause p. 508
1988Ambystomatoidea Carroll
2000Ambystomatoidea Shishkin p. 305
2001Ambystomatoidea Gao and Shubin p. 576

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
suborderAmbystomatoidea

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.

Subor. †Ambystomatoidea
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Fm. Ambystomatidae Hallowell 1856 [mole salamander]
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G. Amblystoma Tschudi 1838 [mole salamander]
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Amblystoma maculatum Shaw 1802 [Spotted salamander]
†Amblystoma minshalli Tihen and Chantell 1963
Ambystoma gracile Baird 1859 [Northwestern salamander]
†Ambystoma hibbardi Tihen 1955
†Ambystoma kansense Adams and Martin 1929
Ambystoma mexicanum Shaw 1789 [axolotl]
†Ambystoma minshalli Tihen and Chantell 1963
Ambystoma opacum Gravenhorst 1807 [Marbled salamander]
Ambystoma texanum Matthes 1855 [Small-mouth salamander]
Ambystoma tigrinum Green 1825 [tiger salamander]
†Ambystoma tiheni Holman 1968
G. †Amphitriton Rogers 1976
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†Amphitriton brevis Rogers 1976
G. †Plioambystoma Adams and Martin 1929
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†Plioambystoma kansensis Adams and Martin 1929
Fm. Dicamptodontidae Tihen 1958 [giant salamander]
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G. Dicamptodon Strauch 1870 [Pacific giant salamander]
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†Dicamptodon antiquus Naylor and Fox 1993
Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz 1833 [California giant salamander]
Subfm. †Dicamptodontinae Tihen 1958
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G. †Ambystomichnus Peabody 1954
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G. †Bargmannia Herre 1955
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†Bargmannia wettsteini Herre 1955
G. †Chrysotriton Estes 1981
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†Chrysotriton tiheni Estes 1981
G. †Geyeriella Herre 1950
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†Geyeriella mertensi Herre 1950
G. †Wolterstorffiella Herre 1950
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Invalid names: Rhyacotritoninae Tihen 1958 [empty]
Fm. †Scapherpetontidae Auffenberg and Goin 1959
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G. †Horezmia Nessov 1981
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†Horezmia gracile Nessov 1981
G. †Lisserpeton Estes 1965
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†Lisserpeton bairdi Estes 1965
G. †Piceoerpeton Meszoely 1967
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†Piceoerpeton naylori Gardner 2012
†Piceoerpeton willwoodense Meszoely 1967
G. †Scapherpeton Cope 1876
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†Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876
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Invalid names: Hedronchus sternbergii Cope 1876 [synonym], Hemitrypus jordanianus Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton excisum Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton favosum Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton laticolle Cope 1876 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available