After Larson, 1996 [“The Tree of Life”], with Recent species from Frost, 2000-2002 [“AMNH Amphibian species of the World”]
<==o Ambystomatidae Hallowell, 1858 [taxonomic history] (mole salamanders; aksolotlit) |?- †Amphitriton brevis `--o Ambystoma Tschudi, 1838 [Amblystoma Tschudi 1838; Siredon; Ogallalabatrachus; Plioambystoma; Rhyacosiredon] (aksolotlit) |?- †A. hibbardi |?- †A. kansaense |?- †A. tiheni |?- A. bombypellum |?- A. lacustre |?- A. lermaense |?- A. mavortium |?- A. rivulare |--o A. maculatum -group | |?- †A. minshalli Tihen & Chantell, 1963 | |-- †A. priscum Holman, 1987 | |-- A. talpoideum (myyräaksolotli) | `--+-- A. gracile | `-- A. maculatum (täpläaksolotli, -salamanteri) `--+--o (Linguaelapsus) | |-- A. (L.) mabeei | `--+--+-- A. (L.) annulatum (rengasaksolotli, -salamanteri) | | `-- A. (L.) cingulatum (huurreaksolotli, -salamanteri) | `--+-- A. (L.) barbouri | `-- A. (L.) texanum `--+--+?- A. tremblayi [hybridization between A. jeffersonianum and A. laterale] | |?- A. platineum [hybridization between A. jeffersonianum and A. laterale] | |--+-- A. opacum (juovaaksolotli, -salamanteri, marmoriaksolotli, -salamanteri)) | | `-- A. jeffersonianum (sinitäpläaksolotli, -salamanteri) | `--+-- A. macrodactylum (pitkävarvasaksolotli, santacruzinpitkävarvassalamanteri) | `-- A. laterale `--+-- A. californiense (kaliforniantiikeriaksootli, -salamanteri) `--+--o ?(Rhyacosiredon) | |?- A. leorae [Rhyacosiredon] | |?- A. zempoalaensis [Rhyacosiredon] | |-- A. dumerilii (dumerilinaksolotli, -salamanteri) | `--+-- A. larmaensis (lermaninaksolotli, -salamanteri) | |-- A. granulosum | |-- A. altimirani [Rhyacosiredon] | `-- A. rivularis [Rhyacosiredon] `--o ?(Ambystoma) Tschudi, 1838 [= A. tigrinum -group] |-- A. velasci |--+?- †A. alamosensis Rogers, K. L., 1987 [could be a local & temporal morph of A. tigrinum] | `-- A. tigrinum (tiikeriaksolotli, -salamanteri) |-- A. flavipiperatum |-- A. rosaceum |-- A. amblycephalum |-- A. andersoni |-- A. ordinarium |-- A. taylori `-- A. mexicanum [Siredon pisciformis] (aksolotli, myyräsalamanteri)
Reference(s):
- Frost, D. R., 2000-2002: Amphibian species of the World: An Online Reference.
–iNet: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html - Gustaffson, J., 2002: [Nykysammakkoeläinten] Suomalaisia nimiä.
–iNet: Suomen herpentologinen yhdistys: http://www.herpentomania.fi/sammakkolampi/suomennokset/suomennokset.html - Holman, J. A., 1987: Herpetofauna of the Egelhoff site (Miocene: Barstovian) of North-Central Nebraska.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 7, #2, pp. 109-120 - Larson, A., 1996-1996: Amblystomatidae - Mole Salamanders.
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Amblystomatidae&contgroup=Caudata - Rogers, K. L., 1987: Pleistocene high latitude amphibians and reptilians from Colorado (Alamosa local fauna; Pleistocene, Irvingtonian).
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 7, #1, pp. 82-95