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Taricha (Roughskin newts)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Taricha was named by Gray (1850). It is extant.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
T. (Palaeotaricha), T. granulosa, T. lindoei, T. miocenica, T. oligocenica, T. torosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. torsoa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Taricha Gray
1981Taricha Estes
1988Taricha Carroll
1996Taricha Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusTarichaGray 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.

G. Taricha Gray 1850 [Roughskin newts]
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Subg. †Taricha (Palaeotaricha) van Frank 1955
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Taricha granulosa Skilton 1849 [Roughskin newt]
†Taricha lindoei Naylor 1979
†Taricha miocenica Tihen 1974
†Taricha oligocenica van Frank 1955
Taricha torosa Rathke 1833 [California newt]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Arikareean to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 29.50000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Oregon) Palaeotaricha oligocenica (193698) Taricha lindoei (35221 193700) Taricha oligocenica (193699)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Taricha miocenica (17543)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Taricha sp. (237076)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Taricha sp. (20431)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Taricha sp. (20639)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Taricha sp. (20624)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Taricha torsoa (84885)