ON THE VALIDITY OF THE NAME TEYAHALEE AS APPLIED TO A MEMBER OF THE PLETHODON-GLUTINOSUS COMPLEX (CAUDATA, PLETHODONTIDAE) - A NEW NAME

The name Plethodon teyahalee (Hairston) cannot be applied to the membe r of the P. glutinosus complex as designated by Highton (1983). Bioche mical data show that the population from which the type of teyahelee w as taken consists of hybrids between local populations representing th e P. jordani and P. glutinosus complexes, and thus cannot be applied t o a member of either of those two species under Article 23(h) of the I nternational Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985). A new name, Pleth odon oconaluftee, is proposed, and a new type is designated.