Overview
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Spelerpinae is a member of the Family Plethodontidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Spelerpinae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- 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 - Tetrapods
- Class: Amphibia
(am-FIB-ee-uh)
Gray, 1825
- Subclass: Lissamphibia
Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass: Lissamphibia
- Order: Caudata
(kaw-DAH-tuh)
Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
- Suborder: Ambystomatoidea
- Family: Plethodontidae
Gray, 1850 - Lungless Salamanders
- Subfamily: Spelerpinae
- Family: Plethodontidae
Gray, 1850 - Lungless Salamanders
- Suborder: Ambystomatoidea
- Order: Caudata
(kaw-DAH-tuh)
Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
- Infraclass: Lissamphibia
- Subclass: Lissamphibia
Haeckel, 1866
- Class: Amphibia
(am-FIB-ee-uh)
Gray, 1825
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Spelerpinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (1): Hemidactyliini
- Genus (6): Eurycea · Gyrinophilus · Pseudotriton · Spelerpes · Stereochilus · Urspelerpes
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 101 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Spelerpinae.
Genera
Eurycea
Eurycea is a genus of salamanders, native to North America. These salamanders are commonly referred to as brook salamanders. [more]
Gyrinophilus
Gyrinophilus, commonly referred to as Spring salamanders is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to the Appalachian mountains of the eastern USA and Canada. Their habitat is under rocks in cold, clear springs and streams in forested areas. [more]
Pseudotriton
Pseudotriton is a genus of in the Plethodontidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Spelerpes
Stereochilus
The Many-lined Salamander (Stereochilus marginatus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Stereochilus.[] It is endemic to the United States. [more]
Urspelerpes
More info about the Genus Urspelerpes may be found here.
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