Cryptobranchoidea
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| Cryptobranchoidea Temporal range: Jurassic - Recent |
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| Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Suborder: | Cryptobranchoidea |
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The Cryptobranchoidea are a suborder of salamanders found in the eastern United States, China, Taiwan, and Japan. They are known as primitive salamanders, in contrast to Salamandroidea, or advanced salamanders.[1]
Some species of the fully aquatic Cryptobranchidae family are known as giant salamanders due to their large size.
Description [edit]
This suborder contains only two families at present. Other families went extinct in the past and are only known as fossils.
References [edit]
- ^ Heying, Heather. "ADW:Family Cryptobranchidae: giant salamanders and hellbenders".
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