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Batrachuperus (Mountain salamanders)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Batrachuperus was named by Boulenger (1878). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hynobiidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
B. mustersi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Batrachuperus Boulenger
1996Batrachuperus 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()
familyHynobiidaeCope 1866
genusBatrachuperusBoulenger 1878

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. Batrachuperus Boulenger 1878 [Mountain salamanders]
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Batrachuperus mustersi Smith 1940 [Paghman mountain salamander]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available