Amphibian Class

The Amphibian Class is split into smaller groups, called Orders. Below is a list of some Ampibian Orders:

Caudata Order: Includes Salamanders and Newts. Mostly nocturnal and carnivorous (predators).

Salientia Order: Includes Frogs and Toads. Most species return to water to breed.

All of the Orders above have been split into smaller groups, called Families. Families are then split into Genera. Remember, as each group gets smaller, organisms in that group are more and more alike. Each Genus will contain individual Species.

Information on specific Families and Genera is not included on this website, but you can find out which groups a species belongs to by checking the Classification Box at the bottom of each Species Page. See the example of a Bullfrog below:

Bullfrog:

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM
Animal
PHYLUM
Chordate
CLASS
Amphibian
ORDER
Salientia
FAMILY
Ranidae
GENUS
Rana
SPECIES
Rana catesbeiana

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