Lissamphibia

Translingual

Rana arvalis

Gymnopis multiplicata

Salamandra salamandra

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

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

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 Lissamphibia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

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

References

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