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Desmognathus aeneus (Seepage salamander)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Desmognathus aeneus was named by Brown and Bishop (1947). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Desmognathus aeneus Brown and Bishop
1996Desmognathus aeneus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familyPlethodontidaeGray 1850
subfamilyDesmognathinaeGray 1850
genusDesmognathusBaird 1850
speciesaeneusBrown and Bishop 1947

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 aeneus Brown and Bishop 1947 [Seepage salamander]
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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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available