Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genera: Batrachoseps - Bolitoglossa - Bradytriton - Chiropterotriton - Cryptotriton - Dendrotriton - Nototriton - Nyctanolis - Oedipina - Parvimolge - Pseudoeurycea - Thorius
Name
Bolitoglossinae Hallowell, 1856
Type Genus: Bolitoglossa Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Synonyms
* Oedipina Gray, 1850
* Bolitoglossidae Hallowell, 1856
* Thoriidae Cope, 1869
* Thoriinae — Hay, 1892
* Bolitoglossini — Wake, 1966
* Bolitoglossinae — Chippindale, Bonett, Baldwin & Wiens, 2004
References
* Hallowell, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8: 11.
* Chippindale, Bonett, Baldwin, and Wiens, 2004, Evolution, 58: 2809-2822.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Bolitoglossinae access date 29 July 2008
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Lungless Salamanders
Bolitoglossinae is a subfamily of lungless salamander. Most of them are native to tropical areas in Central and South America, though a few such as Batrachoseps are found in temperate regions. Its sister group is the extinct genus Palaeoplethodon.
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