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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (hellbender)
Taxonomy
Salamandra alleganiensis was named by Daudin (1803). It is extant. It is the type species of Cryptobranchus.
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus alleganiensis by Estes (1981), Naylor (1981), Holman et al. (1990), Matsui et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Cryptobranchus alleganiensis by Estes (1981), Naylor (1981), Holman et al. (1990), Matsui et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1803 | Salamandra alleganiensis Daudin |
| 1981 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Estes p. 13 |
| 1981 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Naylor p. 85 |
| 1990 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Holman et al. p. 522 |
| 2008 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Matsui et al. p. 322 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Daudin 1803 [hellbender]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (124319) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (124089) |