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Amphibia Linnaeus, 1758 Amphibians

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© John Pickering, 2006-2009 Hyla cinerea, Green Treefrog	© Andres Vaughan Chaverri, 2003 Rana vaillanti

Kinds

Anura -- Frogs, Toads Caudata -- Salamanders, Newts, Sirens, Mudpuppies, Waterdogs Gymnophiona

Identification

Frogs & Toads -- North America Frogs & Toads -- Panama Salamanders & Newts -- North America

Phylogeny

Scientific Name -- Common Name Chordata -- chordates Amphibia -- amphibians Anura -- frogs and toads Arthroleptidae -- screeching frogs Ascaphidae -- tailed frogs Brachycephalidae -- gold frogs and shield toads Bufonidae -- true toads Centrolenidae -- glass frogs and leaf frogs Dendrobatidae -- poison dart-frogs Discoglossidae -- fire-bellied toads Heleophrynidae -- ghost frogs Hemisotidae -- shovel-nosed frogs Hylidae -- New World tree frogs Hyperoliidae -- African tree frogs Leiopelmatidae -- New Zealand frogs Leptodactylidae -- neotropical frogs Megophryidae -- South Asian frogs Microhylidae -- microhylid frogs Myobatrachidae -- Australian frogs Pelobatidae -- spadefoot toads Pipidae -- tongueless frogs Pseudidae -- paradox frogs Ranidae -- riparian frogs and true frogs Rhacophoridae -- Old World tree frogs Rhinodermatidae -- Darwin's frogs Rhinophrynidae -- burrowing toad Sooglossidae -- Seychelle frogs Caudata -- salamanders, sirens, newts Ambystomatidae -- mole salamanders Amphiumidae -- amphiumas Cryptobranchidae -- giant salamanders and hellbenders Dicamptodontidae -- Pacific giant salamanders Hynobiidae -- Asiatic salamanders Plethodontidae -- lungless salamanders Proteidae -- mudpuppies and waterdogs Rhyacotritonidae -- torrent salamanders Salamandridae -- newts and salamanders Sirenidae -- sirens Gymnophiona -- caecilians Caeciliidae -- caecilians Ichthyophiidae -- Asiatic tailed caecilians Rhinatrematidae -- neotropical tailed caecilians Scolecomorphidae -- African caecilians Typhlonectidae -- aquatic caecilians Uraeotyphlidae -- Indian caecilians

Photographs

Calphotos -- over 5,000 images of animals, primarily Californian species Herp-pix.org -- pictures of Amphibians and Reptiles Livingunderworld.org -- images of amphibians and their habitats Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center -- pictures, information, and maps of amphibians Georgia Museum of Natural History -- images of Southeastern reptiles and amphibians

Links to other sites

AmphibiaWeb -- information on all taxonomically recognized amphibians Center for North American Herpetology American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology Salamander Diversity, Florida International University Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program ARMI National Atlas for Amphibian Distributions, USGS North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations, USGS North American Checklist -- USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research South Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians World Chelonian Trust -- Conservation and Care Translations of scientific names, Ellin Beltz

Acknowledgements

Andrew Durso, Xavier Glaudas John Pickering University of Georgia, Athens

Updated: 2009-11-23 12:53:04 gmt

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