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

1. A taxonomic class within the superclass Tetrapoda – all amphibians.

Hypernyms

• (class in Tetrapoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass

Hyponyms

• (class): Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, caecilians, and salamanders) (subclass)
  • †Labyrinthodontia, †Lepospondyli (extinct subclasses)
  • Gerobatrachus (genus, incertae sedis)
• (class in Tetrapoda): Anura, Caudata, Gymnophiona – orders

Coordinate terms

• (class in Tetrapoda): Mammalia, Reptilia

References

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