The salamanders and newts: amphibians that retain a long tail into adulthood, with a body plan closer to the ancestral amphibian form than the frogs. Caudata includes species with a remarkable capacity to regenerate lost limbs, a tail, or even parts of the heart and brain.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ53663, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Caudata
Wikidata Q28208678, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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