Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Gene's Cave Salamander, Supramonte Cave Salamander
Taxonomy
- 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:
Bolitoglossini
(
)
- Genus:
Hydromantes
(
)
- Gistel, 1848
- Specific name:
supramontis
- Scientific name: - Hydromantes supramontis
- Specific name:
supramontis
- Genus:
Hydromantes
(
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
(
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Other common names : Supramontes hölensalamander, Mägikoopaojalik, Geotritone del Supramonte, Spélerpès de Supramonte, Salamandra cavernicola del Supramonte.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Hydromantes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. ambrosii (French Cave Salamander) · H. brunus (Limestone Salamander) · H. flavus (Monte Albo Cave Salamander) · H. genei (Sardinian Cave Salamander) · H. imperialis (Imperial Cave Salamander) · H. italicus (Apennines Salamander) · H. platycephalus (Mount Lyell Salamander) · H. shastae (Shasta Salamander) · H. strinatii (French Cave Salamander) · H. supramontis (Gene's Cave Salamander)
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Further Reading
- Boehme, W, Grossenbachre, K., Thiesmeier, B. (1999). Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, band 4/I:Schwanzlurche (Urodela). Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden.
- Gasc, Jean-Pierre (1997). Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn, Germany.
- Noellert, A.; Noellert, C. (1992). Die Aphibien Europas. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & co, Stuttgart.
- Stumpel-Rieks, S.E. (1992). Nomina Herpetofaunae Europaeae. AULA-verlag, Wiesbaden.
- Voesenek, L.A.C., van Rooy, P.T.J.C. and H. Strijbosch (1987). "Some autoecological data on the orodeles of Sardinia." Amphibia-Reptilia, (8), 307-314.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 24, 2007:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30986
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14738556
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 405127
