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Ambystomatidae (mole salamander)
Taxonomy
Ambystomatidae was named by Hallowell (1856). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caudata by Holman (1977) and Holman et al. (1990); to Ambystomatoidea by Carroll (1988) and Gao and Shubin (2001); and to Urodela by Skutschas and Gubin (2012).
It was assigned to Caudata by Holman (1977) and Holman et al. (1990); to Ambystomatoidea by Carroll (1988) and Gao and Shubin (2001); and to Urodela by Skutschas and Gubin (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Ambystomatidae Hallowell |
| 1977 | Ambystomatidae Holman p. 161 |
| 1988 | Ambystomatidae Carroll |
| 1990 | Ambystomatidae Holman et al. p. 522 |
| 2001 | Ambystomatidae Gao and Shubin p. 576 |
| 2012 | Ambystomatidae Skutschas and Gubin |
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