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Plethodontinae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Plethodontinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Plethodontidae by Holman (1967) and Estes (1981).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Plethodontinae Holman
1981Plethodontinae Estes

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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
subfamilyPlethodontinae
subfamilyPlethodontinae

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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G. Pseudotriton Tschudi 1838
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Pseudotriton ruber Sonnini 1802 [Red salamander]
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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Plethodontinae indet. (20173 20177)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Pseudotriton ruber (13066)