Order
Caudata (Salamanders)
Rhyacotriton variegatus. Photo: (c) spencer_riffle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of salamander-like amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
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