Caudata
MESHD014562
An order of the Amphibia class which includes salamanders and newts. They are characterized by usually having slim bodies and tails, four limbs of about equal size (except in Sirenidae), and a reduction in skull bones.
Synonyms
- Urodeles
- Urodele
- Salamanders and Newts
- Newts and Salamanders
- Urodela
- Eel, Congo
- Congo Eel
- Congo Eels
- Eels, Congo
- Amphiuma
- Salamanders
- Salamander
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