Lissamphibia
Translingual
Etymology
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
Lissamphibia
Usage notes
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 
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata&nbps;- subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Anura (frogs and toads), Gymnophiona (caecilians), Caudata / Urodela (salamanders) (orders)
- †Allocaudata (extinct order)
References
- Lissamphibia at the Tree of Life Web Project
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