Notophthalmus meridionalis (Black-spotted Newt) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Class Amphibia (frogs, salamanders, and caecilians)
        
        Subclass Lissamphibia (amphibians)
        
        Caudata
        
        Family Salamandridae (Newts, Salamanders)
        
        Genus Notophthalmus
        
        Species Notophthalmus meridionalis (Black-spotted Newt)
        
        Infraspecies Notophthalmus meridionalis kallerti
        
        Infraspecies Notophthalmus meridionalis meridionalis (Texas Black-spotted Newt)