Ensatina eschscholtzii picta (Painted Ensatina)

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Painted Ensatina

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - Gray, 1825
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Infraclass: Lissamphibia ()
        Order: Caudata () - Scopoli, 1777
        Suborder: Ambystomatoidea ()
        Family: Plethodontidae () - Gray, 1850
        Subfamily: Plethodontinae ()
        Tribe: Plethodontini ()
        Genus: Ensatina () - Gray, 1850
        Specific name: eschscholtzii
        Subspecies: picta
        Scientific name: - ican Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
        
        Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana:

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 11, 2001.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 27, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.