Salamanders
Caudata
The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of salamander-like amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
9 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 855 known species
Lungless Salamanders
familyPlethodontidae
True Salamanders and Newts
familySalamandridae
Mole Salamanders
familyAmbystomatidae
Asian Salamanders
familyHynobiidae
Mudpuppies and Olms
familyProteidae
Torrent Salamanders
familyRhyacotritonidae
Sirens
familySirenidae
Amphiumas
familyAmphiumidae
Giant Salamanders
familyCryptobranchidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26718.