NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The green salamander (Aneides aeneus) is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It and the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander (A. caryaensis) are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides that inhabit any areas in the eastern half of United States (all other Aneides salamanders are found west of the Mississippi River). Rarely seen in the field, the green salamander is an extremely habitat-specific terrestrial species that is seldom found away from its preferred surroundings: moist, shaded rock crevices. Green salamanders have one of the most specialized niches of any salamander.
Wikipedia contributors, Green salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:11.206829+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
- Name authority
- (Cope & Packard, 1881)
- Common name
- Green Salamander
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Aneides
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850
- genusAneides Baird, 1851
- speciesAneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aneides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aneides iecanus (Cope, 1883) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wandering SalamanderAneides vagrans Wake & Jackman, 1999 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Clouded SalamanderAneides ferreus Cope, 1869 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sacramento Mountain SalamanderAneides hardii (Taylor, 1941) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides niger Myers & Maslin, 1948 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides caryaensis Patton, Apodaca, Corser, Wilson, Williams, Cameron & Wake, 2019 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides klamathensis Reilly & Wake, 2019 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plethodon aeneus Cope & Packard, 1881 Cope & Packard, 1881 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173699 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:DW55. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.