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Amphibia    Caudata    Plethodontidae  
Many-lined Salamander
Stereochilus marginatus (Hallowell, 1856)
STEER-ee-oh-KILL-us — mar-jih-NAY-tus
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Occurrences:; 597 Total; 549 Museum; 48 Other

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Province/State Distribution:
United States: Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

Taxonomic Etymology:
A slender salamander with distinct body margins and many dorsal lines.
Stereochilus — From Greek stereos (στερεός), “solid,” and cheilos (χεῖλος), “lip” or “margin.” Likely refers to the prominent or well-defined lateral edges or lip-like structures in the gill or mouth region.
marginatus — From Latin marginatus, “bordered” or “having a margin.” Refers to the distinct lines or edges along the body, possibly highlighting its lateral striping.

First instance(s) of published English names:
Margined Triton (Sterochilus marginatum: 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); Margined Salamander (Stereochilus marginatus: Brimley, Clement S. 1915. List of reptiles and amphibians of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 30(4):195-206); Many-lined Salamander (Sterochilus marginatus: Conant, Roger, Fred R. Cagle, Coleman J. Goin, Charles H. Lowe, Wilfred T. Neill, M. Graham Netting, Karl P. Schmidt, Charles E. Shaw, Robert C. Stebbins, and Charles M. Bogert. 1956. Common names for North American amphibians and reptiles. Copeia 1956(3):172-185);


Selected References:
1856 Hallowell, Edward. Notes on the reptiles in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philad'a. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:221-238
1966 Rabb, George B. Stereochilus and S. marginatus.. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (25):1-2
1971 Bruce, Richard C. Life cycle and population structure of the salamander Stereochilus marginatus in North Carolina. Copeia 1971(2):234-246
2010 Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letter 13:1378-1389

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