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Caudata (salamanders)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of salamander-like amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
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Family

Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders) (45)   (12)
Amphiumidae (amphiumas) (9)
Batrachosauroididae (7)
Cryptobranchidae (giant salamanders and hellbenders) (14)   (1)
Dicamptodontidae (1)
Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders) (67)   (13)
Karauridae (2)
Noterpetontidae (1)
Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) (495)   (146)
Prosirenidae (2)
Proteidae (mudpuppies and waterdogs) (8)   (1)
Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamanders) (4)
Salamandridae (newts and salamanders) (129)   (16)
Scapherpetontidae (5)
Sirenidae (sirens) (14)
Triassuridae (1)
Urodeles (17)

Genus

Apricosiren (1)
Galverpeton (1)
Heteroclitotriton (1)
Hylaeobatrachus (1)
Marmorerpeton (2)
Urupia (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-03-21; License: CC BY 4.0