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Amphibia

Class

Cold-blooded vertebrates that typically begin life as aquatic, gill-breathing larvae before metamorphosing into an adult form better suited to life on land, though many species depart from this pattern. Amphibia includes frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, and the limbless, burrowing caecilians, and its permeable skin makes the class an especially sensitive indicator of environmental pollution.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
8500 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Class 1
Scientific Name
Amphibia 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chordata, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Andrias Japonicus, Species
Source Japanese Giant Salamander (Wikidata)
Andrias scheuchzeri, Species
Source Wikidata: Andrias scheuchzeri
Anura, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Caudata, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Cave splayfoot salamander, Species
Source Cave splayfoot salamander (Wikidata)
Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, Species
Source Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis (Wikidata)
Ensatina, Species
Source Wikidata: Ensatina
Gymnophiona, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), Species
Source Common mudpuppy (Wikidata)
Neuse River Waterdog, Species
Source Neuse River Waterdog (Wikidata)
Northern Slimy Salamander, Species
Source Northern Slimy Salamander (Wikidata)
Northern Two-lined Salamander, Species
Source Northern Two-lined Salamander (Wikidata)
Onychodactylus fischeri, Species
Source Onychodactylus fischeri (Wikidata)
Pacific Giant Salamander, Species
Source Wikidata: Pacific Giant Salamander
Red-backed Salamander, Species
Source Red-backed Salamander (Wikidata)
Texas Blind Salamander, Species
Source Texas Blind Salamander (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Ensatina
Parent Taxon Of: Ensatina, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Pacific Giant Salamander
Parent Taxon Of: Pacific Giant Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Common mudpuppy (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Red-backed Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Red-backed Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Texas Blind Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Texas Blind Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Northern Slimy Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern Slimy Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Neuse River Waterdog (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Neuse River Waterdog, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Northern Two-lined Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Northern Two-lined Salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Cave splayfoot salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cave splayfoot salamander, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Onychodactylus fischeri (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Onychodactylus fischeri, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Japanese Giant Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Andrias Japonicus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Andrias scheuchzeri
Parent Taxon Of: Andrias scheuchzeri, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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