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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis  (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173587

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Salamandra alleganiensis Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801
 
    Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi Grobman, 1943
 
    Cryptobranchus bishopi Grobman, 1943
 
    Triton alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Salamandra horrida Barton, 1808
 
    Salamandra gigantea Barton, 1808
 
    Triton alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Molge gigantea (Barton, 1808)
 
    Cryptobranchus salamandroides Leuckart, 1821
 
    Urotropis mucronata Rafinesque, 1822
 
    Protonopsis horrida (Barton, 1808)
 
    Abranchus alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Menopoma alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Salamandra alleganensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Abranchus alleganensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Salamandrops giganteus (Barton, 1808)
 
    Salamandrops alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Abranchus horrida (Barton, 1808)
 
    Eurycea mucronata (Rafinesque, 1822)
 
    Amphiuma gigantea (Barton, 1808)
 
    Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Menopoma gigantea (Barton, 1808)
 
    Salamandra alleghanensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Menopoma fusca Holbrook, 1842
 
    Protonopsis fusca (Holbrook, 1842)
 
    Salamandra alleghaniensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Menopoma alleghaniense (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
 
    Menopoma fuscum (Holbrook, 1842)
 
    Cryptobranchus fuscus (Holbrook, 1842)
 
    Cryptobranchus terassodactylos Wellborn, 1936
 
  Common Name(s): Hellbender [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderCaudata  – salamandres, salamandra, Salamanders  
                            FamilyCryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826 – Giant Salamanders, Hellbenders  
                               GenusCryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821 – Giant Salamanders, Hellbenders  
                                  SpeciesCryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) – Hellbender  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular No. 37   
  Page(s): 1-84   
  Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles   
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-74-5   
  Notes: Available free as a PDF at http://ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php   
  Reference for: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Hellbender [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Hellbender [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, K. de Queiroz, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hellbender[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 43   
  Page(s): 102   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-946681-003   
  Notes: Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/   
  Reference for: Hellbender[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

   

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