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Dicamptodon ensatus (California giant salamander)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Dicamptodon ensatus was named by Eschscholtz (1833). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz
1981Dicamptodon ensatus Estes
1996Dicamptodon ensatus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyDicamptodontidaeTihen 1958
genusDicamptodonStrauch 1870
speciesensatusEschscholtz 1833

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.

Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz 1833 [California giant salamander]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available