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Desmognathus
Taxonomy
Desmognathus was named by Baird (1850). It is extant.
It was assigned to Desmognathidae by Cope (1875); to Desmognathinae by Estes (1981); and to Plethodontidae by Carroll (1988), Holman et al. (1990) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Desmognathidae by Cope (1875); to Desmognathinae by Estes (1981); and to Plethodontidae by Carroll (1988), Holman et al. (1990) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1850 | Desmognathus Baird |
| 1875 | Desmognathus Cope p. 28 |
| 1981 | Desmognathus Estes |
| 1988 | Desmognathus Carroll |
| 1990 | Desmognathus Holman et al. p. 523 |
| 1996 | Desmognathus Frank and Ramus |
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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.
G. Desmognathus Baird 1850
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Desmognathus aeneus Brown and Bishop 1947 [Seepage salamander]
Desmognathus auriculatus Holbrook 1838 [Southern dusky salamander]
Desmognathus fuscus Rafinesque 1820 [Northern dusky salamander]
Desmognathus monticola Dunn 1916 [Seal salamander]
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope 1859
Desmognathus quadramaculatus Holbrook 1840 [Blackbelly salamander]
Desmognathus wrighti King 1936 [Pigmy salamander]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Tennessee) | D. sp. (26574) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | D. ochrophaeus, D. fuscus, D. monticola (123875) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | D. sp., D. ochrophaeus (84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Desmognathus indet. (13066) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | D. sp. (82258) |