Amphibia

Ceratophrys ornata

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclasses: Lissamphibia – †Labyrinthodontia – †Lepospondyli
Genera incertae sedis: †Gerobatrachus

Name

Amphibia Gray, 1825

Classifications

• Main page: Amphibia (classifications).

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of Cirripedes arranged in natural families, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy new series 10: 97–107. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

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• Blackburn, D.C. & Wake, D.B. 2012. Additions and corrections. Zootaxa 3381: 45–46. Preview Reference page. 
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• Gray, R. & Strine, C.T. 2017. Herpetofaunal assemblages of a lowland broadleaf forest, an overgrown orchard forest and a lime orchard in Stann Creek, Belize. ZooKeys 707: 131–165. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.707.14029. Reference page. 
• Koch, C., Venegas, P.J., Santa Cruz, R. & Böhme, W. 2018. Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries. Zootaxa 4385(1): 1–101. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4385.1.1 Reference page. 
• Lavilla, E.O., Rabanal, F., Langone, J.A., Vásquez, D. & Castro-Carrasco, C. 2019. The identity of the Chilean Amphibians collected by the United States exploring expedition. Zootaxa 4567(1): 183–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.11 Reference page. 
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Links

• AmphibiaWeb

Vernacular names

العربية: برمائيات
беларуская: Земнаводныя
български: Земноводни
বাংলা: উভচর
brezhoneg: Divelfenneg
català: Amfibis
čeština: Obojživelníci
Deutsch: Amphibien oder Lurche
Ελληνικά: Αμφίβια
English: Amphibians
español: Anfibios
suomi: Sammakkoeläimet
Nordfriisk: Amfiibie
français: Amphibiens
galego: anfíbios
עברית: דו חיים
magyar: Kétéltűek
հայերեն: Երկկենցաղներ
italiano: Anfibi
日本語: 両生綱
한국어: 양서강
македонски: Водоземци
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကုန်းနေရေနေ သတ္တဝါ
Nederlands: Amfibieën
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଉଭୟଚର/ଆମ୍ଫିବିଆ
polski: Płazy
português: Anfíbios
română: Amfibieni
русский: Земноводные
slovenčina: Obojživelníky
svenska: Groddjur
ไทย: สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ, สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก
Türkçe: İki yaşamlılar
українська: Земноводні
Tiếng Việt: lớp lưỡng cư or động vật lưỡng cư
中文: 兩棲綱

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