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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (hellbender)
Taxonomy
Salamandra alleganiensis was named by Daudin (1803). It is extant. It is the type species of Cryptobranchus.
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus alleganiensis by Estes (1981), Naylor (1981), Holman et al. (1990) and Matsui et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus alleganiensis by Estes (1981), Naylor (1981), Holman et al. (1990) and Matsui et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1803 | Salamandra alleganiensis Daudin |
| 1981 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Estes p. 13 |
| 1981 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Naylor p. 85 |
| 1990 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Holman et al. p. 522 |
| 2008 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Matsui et al. p. 322 |
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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Daudin 1803 [hellbender]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available