Amblystoma Tschudi 1838 (mole salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Alternative spelling: Ambystoma

Parent taxon: Amblystomidae according to E. D. Cope 1875

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Estes and Tihen 1964, Frank and Ramus 1996, Holman 1977, Holman et al. 1990, Holman and Sullivan 1981 and Lynch 1965

Sister taxa: Amphitriton, Plioambystoma

Subtaxa: Amblystoma maculatum Amblystoma minshalli Ambystoma gracile Ambystoma hibbardi Ambystoma kansense Ambystoma mexicanum Ambystoma minshalli Ambystoma opacum Ambystoma texanum Ambystoma tigrinum Ambystoma tiheni

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (69: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Blancan of United States (3: Arizona, Nebraska)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Tennessee)

• Miocene of United States (12: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)

Total: 87 collections including 104 occurrences

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