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Notophthalmus viridescens (Eastern newt)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Triturus viridescens was named by Rafinesque (1820). It is extant.

It was recombined as Notophthalmus viridescens by Lynch (1965) and Estes (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Triturus viridescens Rafinesque
1965Notophthalmus viridescens Lynch p. 73
1981Notophthalmus viridescens Estes

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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()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusNotophthalmusRafinesque 1820
speciesviridescens(Rafinesque 1820)

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.

Notophthalmus viridescens Rafinesque 1820 [Eastern newt]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available