Lissamphibia

Translingual edit

Salamandra salamandra

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + ἀμφίβια (amphíbia), nominative neuter plural of ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios, “two types of life”), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Proper noun edit

Lissamphibia

A taxonomic subclass within the class Amphibia – recent (early Mesozoic to present) amphibia.

Usage notes edit

Lissamphibia has previously been used to include all extant amphibians, while excluding the main Paleozoic tetrapod groups. There is debate as to whether it constitutes a clade. Some writers argue that Gerobatrachus hottoni (early Permian) belongs in Lissamphibia. For more details, see Lissamphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Hypernyms edit

(subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class

Hyponyms edit

(subclass): Anura (frogs and toads), Gymnophiona (caecilians), Caudata / Urodela (salamanders) (orders)
- †Allocaudata (extinct order)

References edit

Lissamphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lissamphibia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lissamphibia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons