Class - Amphibia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Parvphylum: Osteichthyes
Megaclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Amphibia
Name derivation: “both kinds of life”
- Order: Anura (frogs and toads)
- Order: Caudata (salamanders)
- Order: Gymnophiona (caecilians)
Number of Families: 75
Number of Genus: 554
Number of known Species: 8,054
Earliest Fossil Record: Late Devonian 368 mya
Habitat: Terrestrial, Freshwater
Size Range: 8 mm to 1.8 m
Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of July 2024