Urodela
| Definition: |
An order of the Amphibia class which includes salamanders and newts. They are characterized by usually having slim bodies and tails, four limbs of about equal size (except in Sirenidae), and a reduction in skull bones. |
| Notes: |
includes SALAMANDERS (note X ref below), mudpuppies ( = NECTURUS & specific) & NEWTS ( = SALAMANDRIDAE & specifics); NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted |
| Also Called: |
Eel, Congo,Salamanders |
Urodela Categories.
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Ambystomatidae - A family of the class Urodela which includes 4 living genera, about 33 species, and occurs only in North America. Adults are usually terrestrial, but the larval forms are aquatic. |
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Proteidae - The Proteidae family of permanently larval aquatic salamanders. It consists of two living genera - Necturus (mudpuppy) of the eastern United States and Proteus (the European olm). |
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Salamandridae - A family of Urodela consisting of 15 living genera and about 42 species and occurring in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. |
Urodela Definitions and Terms
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