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317:– New Zealand primitive frogs, 3 species in genus
852:– southern frogs or tropical frogs, 219 species
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432:– screeching frogs or squeakers, 149 species
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1524:List of California amphibians and reptiles
1356:– true salamanders and newts, 128 species
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1119:– 60 species, formerly considered part of
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1099:– 13 species; formerly considered part of
1452:– fish caecilians, 57 species. The genus
1042:– 2 species; formerly included in family
812:– sedge frogs or bush frogs, 228 species
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1342:– mudpuppies and waterdogs, 9 species
1033:– Australian ground frogs, 85 species
401:– American spadefoot toads, 7 species
373:– European spadefoot toads, 6 species
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1311:– lungless salamanders, 488 species
1304:– amphiumas or Congo eels, 3 species
922:– narrow-mouthed frogs, 698 species
364:– Asian spadefoot toads, 106 species
223:From Caeciliidae: Scolecomorphidae,
190:From Myobatrachidae: Limnodynastidae
394:– Mexican burrowing toad, 1 species
1250:– Asiatic salamanders, 81 species
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187:From Dendrobatidae: Aromobatidae
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1476:– beaked caecilians, 13 species
1424:– common caecilians, 44 species
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1534:List of prehistoric amphibians
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1243:– giant salamanders, 4 species
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476:– saddleback toads, 74 species
418:– Tukeit Hill frogs, 3 species
387:– tongueless frogs, 41 species
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310:– firebelly toads, 8 species
775:– tree frogs, 1036 species
560:– glass frogs, 156 species
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1529:List of amphibian genera
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248:List of chordate orders
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1302:Amphiumidae
1290:Dicamptodon
1216:Salamanders
1182:– 5 species
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1085:– 5 species
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999:– 5 species
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345:Suborder
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291:Alytidae
241:Amphibia
180:Frost's
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