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Amphiuma tridactylum (three-toed amphiuma)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Amphiuma tridactylum was named by Cuvier (1827). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier
1998Amphiuma tridactylum Rieppel and Grande p. 700
2003Amphiuma tridactylum Gardner

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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()
familyAmphiumidaeGray 1825
genusAmphiumaGarden 1821
speciestridactylumCuvier 1827

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.

Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier 1827 [three-toed amphiuma]
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Diagnosis
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