CLASSIFICATION OF AMPHIBIANS


CLASS AMPHIBIA.
SUPERORDER  Lissamphibia
ORDER  Gymnophiona  (Apoda)
FAMILY      Caeciliidae
SUBFAMILY   Caeciliinae
SUBFAMILY   Dermophiinae
FAMILY      Ichthyophiidae
FAMILY      Scolecomorphidae
FAMILY      Typhlonectidae
ORDER Caudata (Urodela)
SUBORDER Cryptobranchoidea
FAMILY  Cryptobranchidae
FAMILY   Hynobiidae
SUBORDER Salamandroidea
FAMILY    Ambystomatidae
SUBFAMILY Ambystomatinae
SUBFAMILY Dicamptodontinae
SUBFAMILY Rhyacotritoninae
FAMILY    Amphiumidae
FAMILY    Plethodontidae
SUBFAMILY Desmognathinae
SUBFAMILY Plethodontinae
FAMILY    Proteidae
FAMILY    Salamandridae
ORDER   Meantes (Trachystomata)
FAMILY     Sirenidae
ORDER      Salienta (Anura)
SUBORDER   Xenoanura
FAMILY     Pipidae
SUBFAMILY  Pipinae
SUBFAMILY  Xenopinae
FAMILY     Rhinophrynidae
SUBORDER    Scoptanura
FAMILY     Microhylidae
SUBFAMILY  Asterophryninae
SUBFAMILY  Brevicipitinae
SUBFAMILY  Cophylinae
SUBFAMILY  Dyscophinae
SUBFAMILY  Hoplophryninae
SUBFAMILY  Microhylinae
SUBFAMILY  Phrynomerinae
SUBORDER    Lemnanura
FAMILY     Ascaphidae
FAMILY     Discoglossidae
FAMILY     Leiopelmatidae
SUBORDER   Acosmanura
FAMILY     Pelobatidae
SUBFAMILY  Megophryinae
SUBFAMILY  Pelobatinae
SUBFAMILY  Pelodytinae
CLASS AMPHIBIAN 2.
FAMILY     Hyperoliidae
SUBFAMILY  Arthroleptinae
SUBFAMILY  Astylosterninae
SUBFAMILY  Hyperoliinae
SUBFAMILY  Scaphiophryninae
FAMILY     Ranidae
SUBFAMILY  Hemisinae
SUBFAMILY  Phrynobatrachinae
SUBFAMILY  Platymantinae
SUBFAMILY  Raninae
FAMILY     Rhacophoridae
SUBFAMILY  Mantllinae
SUBFAMILY  Rhacophorinae
FAMILY     Sooglossidae
FAMILY     Allophrynidae
FAMILY     Brachycephalidae
FAMILY     Bufonidae
FAMILY     Centrolenidae
FAMILY     Dendrobatidae
FAMILY     Hylidae
SUBFAMILY  Amphignathodontinae
SUBFAMILY  Hemiphractinae
SUBFAMILY  Hylinae
SUBFAMILY  Phyllomedusinae
FAMILY     Heleophrynidae
FAMILY     Leptodactylidae
SUBFAMILY  Ceratophryinae
SUBFAMILY  Hylodinae
SUBFAMILY  Leptodactylinae
SUBFAMILY  Telmatobiinae
FAMILY     Myobatrachidae
SUBFAMILY  Limnodynastinae
SUBFAMILY  Myobatrachinae
SUBFAMILY  Rheobatrachinae
FAMILY     Pelodryadidae
FAMILY     Pseudidae
FAMILY     Rhinodermatidae

ORDER GYMNOPHIONA (Apoda).= CAECILIAN. 100 SPECIES.
A LIMBLESS AMPHIBIAN WITH A LONG CYLINDRICAL BODY. THE ANIMALS VARY IN SIZE FROM 20cm  TO 1.3mtrs AND ARE USUALLY A BLACHISH COLOUR. THEY HAVE SENSORY TENTACLES ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD AND SMALL EYES. CAECILIANS LIVE UNDERGROUND IN TROPICAL REGIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTHERN ASIA AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
ORDER CAUDATA (Urodela).= SALAMANDER. OLM. MUDPUPPY. NEWTS. CONGO EELS. AMPHIUMA. ORDER MEANTES (Trachystomata).= MUD SIRENS. A SMALL GROUP OF NORTH AMERICAN AMPHIBIANS RELATED TO NEWTS AND SALAMANDERS. THEIR BODYS ARE EEL-LIKE WITH NO BACK LEGGS AND ONLY WEAK FRONT ONES AND THERE ARE FEATHERY EXTERNAL GILLS BEHIND THE HEAD. THEY LIVE  IN SHALLOW STREAMS AND MARSHES AND RANGE FROM 20 TO 75cm.
ORDER SALIENTA (Anura).= FROGS. TAILED FROG. CLAWED FROG. PIPIDS. MIDWIFE TOAD. SPADEFOOT TOAD. TRUE FROGS. HAIRY FROGS. GOLD FROGS NARROW MOUTH TOADS. TRUE TOADS. ATELOPODIDS. TREE FROGS. CHORUS FROG. NEST-BUILDING FROG. BARKING FROG. BANJO FROG.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF FOSSIL AND LIVING ANIMALS IS STILL A TOPIC OF GREAT DISPUTE.
 
 

 
 
               
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