Biology, Natural History, Ecology, Identification and Maps of Amphibians -- Amphibia

Amphibians

Xavier Glaudas & John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens

Kinds

Frogs & Toads

Salamanders

Identification

Frogs & Toads

Salamanders

Photographs
Phylogeny
Links to other sites

Hyla cinerea, Green treefrog

Hyla cinerea, Green treefrog

Last updated: 4 November, 2005

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Photographs

Calphotos -- over 5,000 images of animals, primarily Californian species

Phylogeny

Scientific Name -- Common Name
Chordata -- chordates
Amphibia -- amphibians
Anura -- frogs and toads
Arthroleptidae -- screeching frogs
Ascaphidae -- tailed frogs
Brachycephalidae -- gold frogs and shield toads
Bufonidae -- true toads
Centrolenidae -- glass frogs and leaf frogs
Dendrobatidae -- poison dart-frogs
Discoglossidae -- fire-bellied toads
Heleophrynidae -- ghost frogs
Hemisotidae -- shovel-nosed frogs
Hylidae -- New World tree frogs
Hyperoliidae -- African tree frogs
Leiopelmatidae -- New Zealand frogs
Leptodactylidae -- neotropical frogs
Megophryidae -- South Asian frogs
Microhylidae -- microhylid frogs
Myobatrachidae -- Australian frogs
Pelobatidae -- spadefoot toads
Pipidae -- tongueless frogs
Pseudidae -- paradox frogs
Ranidae -- riparian frogs and true frogs
Rhacophoridae -- Old World tree frogs
Rhinodermatidae -- Darwin's frogs
Rhinophrynidae -- burrowing toad
Sooglossidae -- Seychelle frogs

Caudata -- salamanders, sirens, newts
Ambystomatidae -- mole salamanders
Amphiumidae -- amphiumas
Cryptobranchidae -- giant salamanders and hellbenders
Dicamptodontidae -- Pacific giant salamanders
Hynobiidae -- Asiatic salamanders
Plethodontidae -- lungless salamanders
Proteidae -- mudpuppies and waterdogs
Rhyacotritonidae -- torrent salamanders
Salamandridae -- newts and salamanders
Sirenidae -- sirens

Gymnophiona -- caecilians
Caeciliidae -- caecilians
Ichthyophiidae -- Asiatic tailed caecilians
Rhinatrematidae -- neotropical tailed caecilians
Scolecomorphidae -- African caecilians
Typhlonectidae -- aquatic caecilians
Uraeotyphlidae -- Indian caecilians

Links to other sites

AmphibiaWeb -- information on all taxonomically recognized amphibians
Center for North American Herpetology
American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology

Salamander Diversity, Florida International University

Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program

ARMI National Atlas for Amphibian Distributions, USGS

North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations, USGS

North American Checklist -- USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research

South Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians

World Chelonian Trust -- Conservation and Care
Translations of scientific names, Ellin Beltz

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