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Desmognathinae
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).
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
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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.
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 ochrophaeus Cope 1859
Desmognathus quadramaculatus Holbrook 1840 [Blackbelly salamander]
Desmognathus wrighti King 1936 [Pigmy salamander]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.4 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Tennessee) | Desmognathus sp. (26574) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | Desmognathus ochrophaeus, Desmognathus fuscus, Desmognathus monticola (123875) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Desmognathus sp. (82258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Desmognathus sp., Desmognathus ochrophaeus (84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Desmognathus indet. (13066) |