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Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Desmognathus ochrophaeus was named by Cope (1859). It is extant.

It was corrected as Desmognathus ochrophaea by Cope (1875).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope
1875Desmognathus ochrophaea Cope p. 28
1990Desmognathus ochrophaeus Holman et al. p. 523
1996Desmognathus ochrophaeus 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
speciesochrophaeusCope 1859

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Desmognathus ochrophaeus (123875)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Desmognathus ochrophaeus (84181)