Salamander and Newt Families (Caudata)

Salamander and Newt Families (Caudata) is a Browse By group of the Nature Atlas that gathers the families of the order Caudata, the long-tailed amphibians, such as Salamandridae, the true salamanders and newts. An entry belongs here when its own cited article states that the family is a family of salamanders or newts. It excludes the frog and toad families of the order Anura and the legless caecilian families. The group lets a reader compare the tailed amphibian families side by side, most of which have thin moist skin and a life that is tied to water or damp ground.