Amphibia

See also: amphibia

Translingual

Typhlonectes natans (order Gymnophiona)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβια (amphíbia), nominative neuter plural of ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios, “two types of life”), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Proper noun

Amphibia

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Vertebrata – the amphibians.

Hypernyms

(class in Tetrapoda): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass^[1]

Hyponyms

(class): Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, etc.) (subclass)
- †Labyrinthodontia, †Lepospondyli (extinct subclasses)
- Gerobatrachus (genus, incertae sedis)
(class in Tetrapoda): Anura, Caudata, Gymnophiona - orders^[1]

Coordinate terms

(class in Tetrapoda): Mammalia, Reptilia^[1]

References

Amphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amphibia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Amphibia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Amphibia at the Tree of Life Web Project
Amphibia_(classifications) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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