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E. (ed.). 2025. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding. Ninth Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 87 pp. Online database available at: https://cnah.org/SSARnames.aspx","shortCitationAuthor":"Nicholson","shortCitationYear":2025,"referenceCode":"B25NIC01NAUS","lastModified":"2026-06-06T01:36:32.018241Z"},"predecessors":[{"predecessorId":110575,"elCode":"AAAAF02011","name":"Taricha granulosa granulosa","formattedName":"<i>Taricha granulosa granulosa</i>","classficationCode":null,"uniqueId":"ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101107","lineageDate":null,"nsxUrl":null},{"predecessorId":117582,"elCode":"AAAAF02012","name":"Taricha granulosa mazamae","formattedName":"<i>Taricha granulosa mazamae</i>","classficationCode":null,"uniqueId":"ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104496","lineageDate":null,"nsxUrl":"/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104496/Taricha_granulosa_mazamae"}],"elementGlobalThreatAssessments":[]}