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Anura

Anura
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Microphylum: Osteichthyes Superclass: Sarcopterygii Class: Amphibia Subclass: Lissamphibia Superorder: Batrachia Order: Anura
Suborders
Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia

The Anura is the order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. Although distinctions can be made between frogs and toads, those distinctions have no scientific status.

The living Anura are typically divided into three suborders.

• Archaeobatrachia - 4 families, 6 genera, 20 species; includes the tailed frog and midwife toad
  • Ascaphidae
  • Bombinatoridae
  • Discoglossidae
  • Leiopelmatidae
• Mesobatrachia - 6 families, 21 genera, 171 species; includes spadefoot toad, tongueless frogs, Mexican burrowing toad
  • Megophryidae
  • Pelobatidae
  • Pelodytidae
  • Pipidae
  • Rhinophrynidae
  • Scaphiopodidae
• Neobatrachia - 20 families, 310 genera, 4686 species
  • Brachycephalidae
  • Bufonidae
  • Heleophrynidae
  • Leptodactylidae
  • Myobatrachidae
  • Rhinodermatidae
  • Sooglossidae
  • Nasikabatrachidae
  • Allophrynidae
  • Centrolenidae
  • Hylidae
  • Pseudidae
  • Arthroleptidae
  • Dendrobatidae
  • Hemisotidae
  • Hyperoliidae
  • Mantellidae
  • Microhylidae
  • Ranidae
  • Rhacophoridae

External links

• http://www.livingunderworld.org/anura/database