Amphibia

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclasses: Lissamphibia – †Labyrinthodontia – †Lepospondyli
Ordines (3 + †10): Anura – Gymnophiona – Urodela – †Adelospondyli – †Aïstopoda – †Allocaudata – †Anthracosauria – †Ichthyostegalia – †Lysorophia – †Microsauria – †Nectridea – †Temnospondyli – †incertae sedis
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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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