Amphibia
See also: amphibia
Translingual
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβια (amphíbia), nominative neuter plural of ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios, “two types of life”), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Proper noun
Amphibia
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Tetrapoda – all amphibians.
Hypernyms
- (class in Tetrapoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass[1]
Hyponyms
- (class): Lissamphibia (modern amphibians: frogs, caecilians, and salamanders) (subclass)
- †Labyrinthodontia, †Lepospondyli (extinct subclasses)
- Gerobatrachus (genus, incertae sedis)
- (class in Tetrapoda): Anura, Caudata, Gymnophiona – orders[1]
Coordinate terms
References
- Amphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amphibia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Amphibia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Amphibia (classifications) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Amphibia at the Tree of Life Web Project