Plethodon meridianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon meridianus

Name

Plethodon meridianus Highton & Peabody, 2000: 61

Type locality: "South Mountains (35° 35´ 08 N 81° 41´ 22 W, locality 34), Burke-Cleveland county line, North Carolina, at an elevation of 823 m", USA.

Holotype: USNM 454653.

References

Primary references

Highton, R. & Peabody, R. 2000. Geographic protein variation and speciation in salamanders of the Plethodon jordani and Plethodon glutinosus complexes in the southern Appalachian Mountains with the description of four new species. In: Bruce, R.C., Jaeger, R.G. & Houck, L.D. (eds.), The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders: 31–93. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Reference page.

Links

Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Plethodon meridianus
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Plethodon meridianus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Plethodon meridianus (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 4 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander