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Desmognathinae

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Desmognathinae was named by Gray (1850).

It was reranked as the family Desmognathidae by Cope (1875).

It was assigned to Urodela by Cope (1875); and to Plethodontidae by Estes (1964), Estes (1981).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Desmognathinae Gray
1875Desmognathidae Cope p. 11
1964Desmognathinae Estes p. 81
1981Desmognathinae Estes

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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
subfamilyDesmognathinaeGray 1850

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.

Subfm. †Desmognathinae Gray 1850
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G. Desmognathus Baird 1850
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Desmognathus aeneus Brown and Bishop 1947 [Seepage salamander]
Desmognathus auriculatus Holbrook 1838 [Southern dusky salamander]
Desmognathus fuscus Rafinesque 1820 [Northern dusky salamander]
Desmognathus monticola Dunn 1916 [Seal salamander]
Desmognathus quadramaculatus Holbrook 1840 [Blackbelly salamander]
Desmognathus wrighti King 1936 [Pigmy salamander]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available