Amphibia

See also: amphibia

Translingual

(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 subphylum Vertebrata – the 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, toads, newts, salamanders, etc.) (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 at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Amphibia_(classifications) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies