Dicamptodon copei
Nussbaum, 1970
DI-kamp-toh-don — KOH-pee-eye
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named in honor of a prolific American paleontologist and herpetologist.
Dicamptodon — From Greek di- (“two”), kamptos (καμπτός), “bent” or “flexed,” and odous/odontos (ὀδούς), “tooth.” The name likely refers to a characteristic of the dentition, such as the two types or positions of teeth.
copei — A patronym honoring Edward Drinker Cope (1840–1897), a major figure in American herpetology and vertebrate paleontology.
First instance(s) of published English names:
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1969
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Anderson, James D. Dicamptodon and D. ensatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (76):1-2
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1970
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Nussbaum, Ronald A. Dicamptodon copei, n. sp., from the Pacific Northwest, USA (Amphibia: Caudata: Ambystomatidae). Copeia 1970(3):506-514
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1983
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Nussbaum, Ronald A. Dicamptodon copei. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (334):1-2
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2006
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Steele, Craig A. Speciation, phylogeography, and gene flow in Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon). Dissertation. Washington State University, Pullman?, Washington. 137pp.
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