Proteidae

Proteus anguinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

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 Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Proteidae
Genera: Necturus – Proteus

Name

Proteidae Gray, 1825

Type genus: Proteus Laurenti, 1768

Synonyms

• Proteina Gray, 1825
• Phanerobranchoidea Fitzinger, 1826
• Pododysmolgae Ritgen, 1828
• Proteideae — Tschudi, 1838
• Proteidae — Hogg, 1838
• Hypochthonina Bonaparte, 1840
• Necturi Fitzinger, 1843
• Necturina Bonaparte, 1845
• Hypochthonidae — Bonaparte, 1850
• Necturidae — Bonaparte, 1850
• Proteida — Jan, 1857
• Menobranchida Knauer, 1883
• Hylaeobatrachidae Abel, 1919
• Hylaeobatrachoidea — Kuhn, 1965
• Proteoidea — Dubois, 2005

References

• Gray, 1825, Ann. Philos., London, Ser. 2, 10: 215.
• Hogg, 1838, Ann. Nat. Hist., London, 1: 152.
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Proteidae access date 7 August 2008

Vernacular names

беларуская: Пратэі
English: Mudpuppies and waterdogs
magyar: Kopoltyús gőtefélék, vakgőtefélék
slovenčina: Jaskyniarovité
ไทย: หมาน้ำ, โอล์ม

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