Talladega Seal Salamander
Desmognathus cheaha
Pyron, O'Connell, Duncan, Burbrink, and Beamer, 2023
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
New Species. Delimited from D. monticola by Pyron et al. (2023, Systematic Biology 72: 179–197).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1993
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Arnold, Steven J., Nancy L. Reagan, and Paul A. Verrell. Reproductive isolation and speciation in plethodontid salamanders. Herpetologica 49(2):216-228
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1996
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Titus, Tom A. and Allan Larson. Molecular phylogenetics of Desmognathine salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae): A reevaluation of evolution in ecology, life history, and morphology. Systematic Biology 45(4):451-472
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2010
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Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letters 13:1378-1389
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2023
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Pyron, R. Alexander, K. A. O'Connell, S. Duncan, Frank T. Burbrink, and David A. Beamer. Speciation hypotheses from phylogeographic delimitation yield an integrative taxonomy for Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola). Systematic Biology 72(1):179–197
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