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The Hyobranchium And Throat Myology Of The Adult Ambystomidae Of The United States And Northern Mexico, John E. Krogh, Wilmer W. Tanner May 1972

The Hyobranchium And Throat Myology Of The Adult Ambystomidae Of The United States And Northern Mexico, John E. Krogh, Wilmer W. Tanner

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

The 16 species and subspecies of the Ambystomidae of the United States are placed into six groups according to their throat morphology as follows: The Dicamptodon group, the Rhyacotriton group, the A. Annulatum–A. cingulatum group, the A. gracile-A. jeffersonianum-A. mabeei-A. macrodactylum-A. maculatum group, the A. talpoideum group, the A. opacum-A. texanum group, and the A. rosaceum-A. t. tigrinum-A. t. melanostictum-A. t. nebulosum group. Dicamptodon appears to be the most primitive group and Rhyacotriton the most specialized. Based on the morphology of the throat region it is suggested that A. rosaceum be placed in the tiger salamander group as a subspecies …


The Osteology And Myology Of The Head And Thorax Regions Of The Obesus Group Of The Genus Sauromalus Dumeril (Iguanidae), David F. Avery, Wilmer W. Tanner Dec 1964

The Osteology And Myology Of The Head And Thorax Regions Of The Obesus Group Of The Genus Sauromalus Dumeril (Iguanidae), David F. Avery, Wilmer W. Tanner

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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