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Caudata
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Caudata
Caudata
See also: caudata
Translingual
Proper noun
Caudata
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Lissamphibia – the salamanders, amphibians that typically superficially resemble lizards.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Cryptobranchoidea (primitive salamanders), Salamandroidea (advanced salamanders), Sirenoidea (sirens) (suborders)
- Nesovtriton, Seminobatrachus, Urupia (extinct genera, incertae sedis)