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Plethodontinae  Gray, 1850
Taxonomic Serial No.: 550197

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subfamily  
  Synonym(s): Desmognathinae Gray, 1850
  
  Common Name(s): Plethodontine Salamanders [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2019   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderCaudata  – salamandres, salamandra, Salamanders  
                            FamilyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850 – Lungless Salamanders  
                               SubfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850 – Plethodontine Salamanders  
    Direct Children:  
                                  GenusAneides Baird, 1851 – Climbing Salamanders 
                                  GenusDesmognathus Baird, 1850 – Dusky Salamanders, Seal Salamanders 
                                  GenusEnsatina Gray, 1850 – Ensatinas 
                                  GenusHydromantes Gistel, 1848 – Web-toed Salamanders 
                                  GenusKarsenia Min, Yang, Bonett, Vieites, Brandon and Wake, 2005  
                                  GenusPhaeognathus Highton, 1961 – Red Hills Salamanders 
                                  GenusPlethodon Tschudi, 1838 – Woodland Salamanders 
                                  GenusSpeleomantes Dubois, 1984 – European salamanders 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Plethodontinae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Plethodontinae   
       
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