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Desmognathus monticola (Seal salamander)

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Desmognathus monticola was named by Dunn (1916). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Desmognathus monticola Dunn
1996Desmognathus monticola Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familyPlethodontidaeGray 1850
subfamilyDesmognathinaeGray 1850
genusDesmognathusBaird 1850
speciesmonticolaDunn 1916

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.

Desmognathus monticola Dunn 1916 [Seal salamander]
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Diagnosis
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