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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea

Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genus: Cryptobranchus
Species: C. alleganiensis
Name

Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821

Type species: Salamandra salamandroides Leuckart, 1821 (= Salamandra gigantea Barton, 1808)
Synonyms

Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821
Urotropis Rafinesque, 1822
Protonopsis LeConte, 1824
Abranchus Harlan, 1825
Menopoma Harlan, 1825
Salamandrops Wagler, 1830

References
Primary references

Leuckart, 1821, Isis von Oken, 9: 259

Additional references

Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Cryptobranchus access date 28 July 2008

Vernacular names
English: Hellbenders
polski: Diabły błotne
русский: Скрытожаберник
ไทย: เฮลล์เบนเดอร์

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