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Plethodon glutinosus (northern slimy salamander)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Plethodon glutinosus was named by Green (1818). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Plethodon glutinosus Green
1875Plethodon glutinosus Cope p. 27
1981Plethodon glutinosus Estes
1985Plethodon glutinosus Holman
1990Plethodon glutinosus Holman et al. p. 523
1996Plethodon glutinosus 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
genusPlethodonTschudi 1838
speciesglutinosusGreen 1818

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.

Plethodon glutinosus Green 1818 [northern slimy 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene (glacial)0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Plethodon glutinosus (75974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Plethodon glutinosus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Plethodon glutinosus (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Plethodon glutinosus (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Plethodon glutinosus (20638)