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Ototriton

Reptilia - Rhineuridae

Taxonomy
Ototriton was named by Loomis (1919). Its type is Ototriton solidus.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Loomis (1919); to Amphisbaenidae by Hay (1930); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Species
O. solidus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Ototriton Loomis
1930Ototriton Hay p. 250
1983Ototriton Estes
1988Ototriton Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusOtotritonLoomis 1919

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. †Ototriton Loomis 1919
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†Ototriton solidus Loomis 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available