Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Peninsula Newt
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Salamandroidea
()
- Sarasin, 1890
- Family:
Salamandridae
()
- Goldfuss, 1820
- Subfamily:
Pleurodelinae
()
- Genus:
Notophthalmus
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Specific name:
viridescens
- Subspecies:
piaropicola
- 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.
- Conant, R. and J. T. Collins 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amp
- Subspecies:
piaropicola
- Specific name:
viridescens
- Genus:
Notophthalmus
(
- Subfamily:
Pleurodelinae
(
- Family:
Salamandridae
(
- Suborder:
Salamandroidea
(
- 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
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 11, 2001.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Notophthalmus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. meridionalis (Texas Black-Spotted Newt) · N. perstriatus (Striped Newt) · N. viridescens (Yellow Bellied Lizard) · N. viridescens dorsalis (Broken-Stripe Newt) · N. viridescens louisianensis (Central Newt) · N. viridescens piaropicola (Peninsula Newt) · N. viridescens viridescens (Eastern Newt)
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Further Reading
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- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
- Conant, R. and J. T. Collins 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, Massachusetts. 450.
- Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475375
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208217
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13903531
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208217
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAF01033
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 177608
