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Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
Name authority
Laurenti, 1768
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Caudata
Family
Proteidae
Genus
Proteus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderCaudata
  10. familyProteidae Bonaparte, 1831
  11. genusProteus Laurenti, 1768
  12. speciesProteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 8 records assigned to Proteidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Proteus carrarae (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Proteus xanthostictus (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Proteus anguinus anguinus Laurenti, 1768 Laurenti, 1768synonym
Proteus anguinus parkelj Sket & Arntzen, 1994 Sket & Arntzen, 1994synonym
Apneumona anguina (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768)synonym
Hypochthon carrarae Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Hypochthon xanthostictus Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Hypochthon freyeri Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Proteus schreibersii (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Hypochthon laurentii Merrem, 1820 Merrem, 1820synonym
Proteus zoisii (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Siren anguina (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768)synonym
Proteus anguinus carrarae (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Proteus anguinus freyeri (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Hypochthon zoisii Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Hypochthon haidingeri Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Hypochthon anguinus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768)synonym
Hypochthon schreibersii Fitzinger, 1850 Fitzinger, 1850synonym
Proteus anguinus zoisii (Fitzinger, 1850) (Fitzinger, 1850)synonym
Caledon anguinus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768)synonym
Phanerobranchus platyrhynchus Leuckart, 1821 Leuckart, 1821synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=208253 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4N3XG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.