Proteus anguinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
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: Salamandroidea

Familia: Proteidae
Genus: Proteus
Species: Proteus anguinus

Name

Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

Type locality: "Zirknitz, Krain". Slovenia.

Holotype: animal figured in Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 37, Pl. 4, fig. 3..

Synonyms

Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
Siren anguina — Shaw, 1802
Protaeus anguinus — Oppel, 1811
Hypochthon Laurentii Merrem, 1820
Caledon anguinus — Goldfuss, 1820
Phanerobranchus platyrhynchus Leuckart, 1821
Apneumona anguina — Fleming, 1822
Hypochthon anguinus — Wagler, 1830
Hemitriton (Hypochthon) laurentii — Van der Hoeven, 1833
Hemitriton (Proteus) anguineus — Van der Hoeven, 1833
Hypochthon anguinus — Tschudi, 1838
Hypochthon Laurentii Freyer, 1846
Hypochthon zoisii Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon Schreibersii Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon freyeri Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon Carrarae Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon Haidingeri Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon Laurentii Fitzinger, 1850
Hypochthon xanthostictus Fitzinger, 1850
Proteus zoisii — Cope, 1866
Proteus carrarae — Cope, 1866
Proteus xanthostictus — Cope, 1866
Proteus schreibersii — Cope, 1866
Proteus anguinus — Boulenger, 1882
Proteus anguinus var. carrarae — Boulenger, 1882
Proteus anguinus var. zoisii — Boulenger, 1882
Proteus anguinus freyeri — Anonymous, 1922
Proteus anguinus anguinus — Mertens & Müller, 1940
Proteus anguinus zoisii — Mertens & Müller, 1940
Proteus zoisii — McCrady, 1954
Proteus anguinus parkelj Sket & Arntzen, 1994

References

Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 37.
Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 85.
Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Proteus anguinus
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Proteus anguinus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Proteus anguinus (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 7 August 2008.

Vernacular names

العربية: سمندل الكهوف الأوروبي
беларуская: Пратэй еўрапейскі
čeština: Macarát jeskynní
English: European olm
suomi: Olmi
magyar: Barlangi vakgőte, barlangi gőte, barlangi változány, emberhal, halgyík, halgőte, olm
italiano: Proteo
македонски: Човечка рипка
polski: Odmieniec jaskiniowy
slovenščina: Človeška ribica
ไทย: โอล์ม, ปลามนุษย์

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