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AMPHIBIAN GENUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any genus of amphibians
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amphibian genus" is a kind of...):
genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amphibian genus"):
genus Siren (a genus of Sirenidae)
genus Rana; Rana (type genus of the Ranidae)
Eleutherodactylus; genus Eleutherodactylus (completely terrestrial robber frogs)
genus Hylactophryne; Hylactophryne (barking frogs)
genus Leptodactylus; Leptodactylus (type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae)
genus Polypedates; Polypedates (type genus of the Polypedatidae)
Ascaphus; genus Ascaphus (type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae)
genus Leiopelma; genus Liopelma; Leiopelma; Liopelma (type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae)
genus Bufo (type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds)
Alytes; genus Alytes (midwife toads)
Bombina; genus Bombina (fire-bellied toads)
genus Scaphiopus; Scaphiopus (New World spadefoot toads)
genus Hyla; Hyla (the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads)
Acris; genus Acris (cricket frogs)
genus Pseudacris; Pseudacris (chorus frogs)
genus Pternohyla; Pternohyla (burrowing tree frogs)
Gastrophryne; genus Gastrophryne (primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads)
genus Hypopachus; Hypopachus (sheep frogs)
genus Pipa; Pipa (type genus of the Pipidae)
genus Xenopus; Xenopus (an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae)
genus Hynerpeton; Hynerpeton (earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania)
genus Ichthyostega (second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland)
genus Salamandra; Salamandra (type genus of the Salamandridae)
genus Triturus; Triturus (chiefly aquatic salamanders)
genus Notophthalmus; Notophthalmus (newts)
genus Taricha; Taricha (Pacific newts)
Ambystoma; genus Ambystoma (type genus of the Ambystomatidae)
Cryptobranchus; genus Cryptobranchus (type genus of the Cryptobranchidae)
genus Megalobatrachus; Megalobatrachus (giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus)
family Proteidae; Proteidae (mud puppies)
genus Proteus; Proteus (type genus of the Proteidae)
genus Necturus; Necturus (a genus of Proteidae)
genus Dicamptodon (type genus of the Dicamptodontidae)
genus Rhyacotriton; Rhyacotriton (olympic salamanders)
genus Plethodon; Plethodon (type genus of the Plethodontidae)
Desmograthus; genus Desmograthus (an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae)
Aneides; genus Aneides (climbing salamanders)
Batrachoseps; genus Batrachoseps (slender salamanders)
genus Hydromantes; Hydromantes (web-toed salamanders)
genus Amphiuma (congo snakes)
Holonyms ("amphibian genus" is a member of...):
Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
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