Hydromantes platycephalus
(Camp, 1916)
hai-drow-MAN-tees — plat-eh-sef-UH-lus
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Mount Lyell Salamander (Hydromantes platycephalus: 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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1916
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Camp, C. L. Spelerpes platycephalus, a new alpine salamander from Yosemite National park, California. University of California Publications in Zoology 17:11–14
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1938
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Myers, George S. Hydromantes platycephalus in Sonora Pass, California. Copeia 1938(2):
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1964
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Gorman, Joe. Hydromantes. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (10):1-2
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1964
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Gorman, Joe Hydromantes brunus, H. platycephalus, and H. shastae. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (11):1-2
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1999
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Nardi, Irma, Renata Batistoni, Silvia Marracci, and Benedetto Lanza. Repetitive DNA components of the large Hydromantes genome: Phylogenetic and molecular aspects. Herpetologica 55(2):131-139
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2005
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Wake, David B., Alfredo Salvador, and Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga. Taxonomy of the Plethodontid Salamander Genus Hydromantes (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 26(4):543-548
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