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Urodela
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Definition
: An order of the Amphibia class which includes salamanders and newts. They are characterized by usually having slim bodies and tails, four limbs of about equal size (except in Sirenidae), and a reduction in skull bones.
includes SALAMANDERS (note X ref below), mudpuppies (
Examples
Ambystomatidae
;
Proteidae
;
Salamandridae
Other names
Salamanders; Eel, Congo; Caudata; Amphiuma; Salamander; Eels, Congo; Congo Eels; Congo Eel