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Notophthalmus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

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

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Lynch (1965), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Weems and George (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Notophthalmus Rafinesque
1965Notophthalmus Lynch p. 73
1981Notophthalmus Estes
1988Notophthalmus Carroll
2001Notophthalmus Weems and George p. 572

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusNotophthalmusRafinesque 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.

G. Notophthalmus Rafinesque 1820
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†Notophthalmus crassus Tihen 1974
†Notophthalmus robustus Estes 1963
†Notophthalmus slaughteri Holman 1966
Notophthalmus viridescens Rafinesque 1820 [Eastern newt]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available