List of amphibian genera

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List of amphibian genera lists the vertebrate class of amphibians by genus, spanning two superorders.

Contents

Superorder Batrachia

Order Anura

Frogs

Suborder Archaeobatrachia

Suborder Mesobatrachia

Suborder Neobatrachia

Order Urodela

Salamanders

Suborder Cryptobranchoidea

Suborder Salamandroidea

Superorder Gymnophiona

Order Apoda

Caecilians

See also

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