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Family
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Newts
Salamandridae
68.2%
Internal fertilization. Genera include Necturus and Proteus. Eats a variety of food including small invertebrates/
vertebrates, fish eggs, carrion
Proteidae
68.2%
The hellbender is in this family.
Cryptobranchidae
63.6%
Obvious costal grooves, up to 22 cm, and found only in North America.
Ambystomatidae
59.1%
Internal fertilization and noxious skin secretions/
aposematic coloration. Some retain eggs in body, birthing advanced larva or 'mature' young.
Salamandridae
59.1%
Superfamily that includes all salamanders with internal fertilization
Salamandroidea
54.5%
Includes the genera Siren & Pseudobranchus(4 species total)
Sirenidae
54.5%
Slender & eel-
like, lacking hindlimbs and eyelids. Adults retain eternal gills and suction-
feeding.
Sirenidae
54.5%
Mudpuppies and olms
Proteidae
54.5%
Paedomorphic and found in slow moving waters in the SE US. Internal fertilization.
Amphiumidae
54.5%
Have nasolabial grooves, lungless. Found in the Americas and Europe.
Plethodontidae
54.5%
Caecilians-
yeah i know it's not a family, deal with it
Gymnophiona
54.5%
4 species in 1 genus, found in NW USA
Dicamptodontidae
50%
This family is fully aquatic, found in slow-
moving water, and is found in SE United States and NE Mexico.
Sirenidae
45.5%
Fully aquatic, flattened, and up to 1.6 meters in length, this family can live for over 30 years.
Cryptobranchidae
45.5%
Live only in Central and E. Asia, difficult to distinguish from other groups without skeletons.
Hynobiidae
45.5%
Mole salamanders
Ambystomatidae
45.5%
Found in Europe, NW Africa, Asia & N.A. Rough, pebbly skin.
Salamandridae
45.5%
Can live over 50 years, are aquatic with gills and reduced number of toes, but retain all 4 limbs.
Proteidae
45.5%
Torrent salamanders
Rhyacotritonidae
45.5%
Can survive drought by forming a cocoon, aquatic, 4 limbs
Amphiumidae
45.5%
Projectile tongues and mental glands. Males in some species have cirri.
Plethodontidae
45.5%
[order]Elongate and limbless, have tentacles. Internal fertilization, often no tail, specialized for burrowing.
Gymnophiona
45.5%
The axolotl is in this family.
Ambystomatidae
40.9%
9 genera & 58 species
Hynobiidae
40.9%
Have noxious milky-
white skin secretions and some have aposematic coloration. Found only in North America.
Ambystomatidae
40.9%
21 genera & 97 species
Salamandridae
40.9%
Characteristic
Family
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2 genera and six species, found in E. United States and central/
SE Europe.
Proteidae
40.9%
Squared off glands behind vent in males, internal fertilization, and found in old growth forests and cold streams.
Rhyacotritonidae
40.9%
Found in the NW USA only, internal reproduction, tail-
lash defense, and are fairly small.
Rhyacotritonidae
40.9%
1 genus & 3 species found in the Southeastern US
Amphiumidae
40.9%
Sometimes called conger eels or congo snakes.
Amphiumidae
40.9%
[caecilian]2 genera & 11 species found in South America
Rhinatrematidae
40.9%
Has 27 genera and 431 species
Plethodontidae
36.4%
Found in E. North America and E. Asia, this family has 3 species in 2 genera.
Cryptobranchidae
36.4%
Males herd females into their nests under large rocks and tend to the eggs after mating through external fertilization.
Cryptobranchidae
36.4%
32 species in 1 genus
Ambystomatidae
36.4%
No nasolabial or distinct costal grooves.Terrestrial as young, have laterally compressed tails as aquatic adults.
Salamandridae
36.4%
4 species in 1 genus, found in NW USA
Rhyacotritonidae
36.4%
Lay eggs in logs or in alligator mounds, up to 1 meter in length.
Amphiumidae
36.4%
[subfamily]Batrachoseps, Bolitoglossa, Dendrotriton, Eurycea, Psuedotriton
Hemidactylinae
36.4%
[subfamily]Aneides, Desmognathus, Ensantina, Hydromantes, Plethodon
Plethodontinae
36.4%
[caecilian]Up to 33 cm, oviparous, larva have gill slits, mouth at the tip of the snout
Rhinatrematidae
36.4%
[caecilian]True tail, tentacle between eye and nostril.
Icthyophiidae
36.4%
[caecilian]2 genera & 42 species, Central & South America
Caeciliidae
36.4%
[caecilian]Recessed mouth, lacks tail
Caeciliidae
36.4%
[caecilian]Up to 1 meter long, eats earthworms
Caeciliidae
36.4%
External fertilization, eggs tended by females. This family can escape drought conditions by aestivating in a mucous cocoon.
Sirenidae
31.8%
[caecilian]Often bright coloration, mostly viviparous
Caeciliidae
31.8%
External fertilization, terrestrial as adults, lay eggs in high mountain streams
Hynobiidae
27.3%
Toad-
like and big(35 cm), with sharp teeth, indistinct costal grooves and mottled skin patterns.
Dicamptodontidae
27.3%
[caecilian]True tail, tentacle adjacent to eye
Rhinatrematidae
27.3%
[caecilian]3 genera & 53 species. Found in SE Asia.
Icthyophiidae
27.3%
[caecilian]Up to 50 cm, free swimming larva, female attends 25-
40 eggs(thus oviparous)
Icthyophiidae
22.7%
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