Palaeoplethodon
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.
| Palaeoplethodon Temporal range: Miocene, | |
|---|---|
| P. hispaniolae holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoplethodon Poinar and Wake, 2015 |
| Species: | †P. hispaniolae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae | |
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