Palaeoplethodon

Palaeoplethodon
Temporal range: Miocene, 20–15 Ma
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P. hispaniolae holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: †Palaeoplethodon
Poinar and Wake, 2015[1]
Species:
†P. hispaniolae
Binomial name
†Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae
Poinar and Wake, 2015[1]

Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae is an extinct salamander species found in Miocene Dominican amber from the Dominican Republic. It is so far the only salamander species known to have existed in the Caribbean.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Poinar and Wake 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ A. R. Williams (2016). "A Tiny Amphibian Trapped in Amber Is a New Species". www.nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-25.