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Amphibia
Caudata
Plethodontidae
Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis
Cope, 1889
Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Dorsal Salamander
(
Salamandra dorsalis
: Gray, John E.
1830
. A synopsis of the species of the class reptilia. Pages 1-110 in The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with its Organization by the Baron Cuvier, member of teh Institute of France, with Additional Descriptions of all the Species Hitherto Named, and of many not before noticed. Ninth Volume. Whittaker, Treacher, and Company, London, England. pp.);
Red-backed Salamander
(
Plethodon erythronotus
: Jordan, David Starr.
1876
. Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United States: Including the District East of the Mississippi River, and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive of Marine Species. Jansen, McClurg, and Company, Chicago, Illinois.. 342pp.);
Ashy Lizard
(
Plethodon cinereus dorsalis
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1882
. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);
Zigzag Salamander
(
Plethodon dorsalis
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1889
Cope, Edward D. The batrachia of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (34):1-525
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