A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE CLASS AMPHIBIA 



ORDER ECAUDATA: 

 THE TAILLESS AMPHIBIANS'. FROGS AND TOADS 



FAMILIES TYPICAL SPECIES 



WATER FROGS . . . Ra'ni-dae 



Rana clamata. 



TREE FROGS. 

 TOADS. . 



COMMON 

 FROG ...... 



BULL FROG ..... Rana catesbiana. 



WOOD FROG. . . . Rana sylvatica. 



Hy'li-dae ......... TREE FROG .... Hyla versicolor. 



Bu-fon'i-dae. . . . 



Bufo lentiginosus. 



BURROWING 

 TOADS. . 



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Pel-o-bati-dae. . . < > Scaphiopus holbrooki. 



ORDER URODELA: 

 TAILED AMPHIBIANS 



AXOLOTL. . 



SALAMANDERS 



Sal-a-man'dri- 

 dae. . 



AMPHIUMAS Am-phi-u'midae 



MUD-PUPPIES 

 SIRENS. . 



. Pro-te'i-dae . . 



Amblystoma mavor- 



tium. 

 SPOTTED SAL- 1 Amblystoma puncta- 



AMANDER. . J tum. 



NEWT Triton viridescens. 



[ Cryptobranchus (Me- 

 HELLBENDER ^ nopoma) alleghani- 



( ensis. 



CONGO 1 A ,. 



<<c ,, } Ampniuma means. 



oNAKE . . J 



MENOBRAN- 



CHUS OR Necturus maculatus. 



( MUD-PUPPY 



Si-ren'i-dae . . .Muo "EEL". .Siren lacertina. 



CAECILIANS 



ORDER APODA: 

 LEGLESS AND WORM-LIKE AMPHIBIANS 



.,..., f Typtilonectes compres- 



Coe-ci-hi-dae ( **. , 



[ sicauaa. 



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