caudados

Also known as salamanders, Urodela, salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten extant salamander families are grouped together under the order Urodela, the sole surviving order from the group Caudata. Urodela is a scientific Latin term based on the Ancient Greek : ourà dēlē "conspicuous tail". Caudata is the Latin for "tailed ones", from : "tail".

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Caudata is an order of animals within the class Amphibia and phylum Chordata. The taxon, whose common names include salamanders, salamandere, and repati krkoni, was described by Scopoli in 1777. It is classified under the parent taxa Batrachia and Amphibia. The order has an accepted status and is associated with freshwater habitats.

The temporal range of Caudata begins in the Jurassic period, approximately 160 million years ago. Records of this taxon are held by institutions including CM, USNM, and NHMUK, with occurrences documented in the United States and the United Kingdom. The subject is referenced by 1,718 other encyclopedia articles and is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles list at Level 4.

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Species

Caudata

ORDER

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded3,035,045

有尾目（學名：Urodela）是终身有尾的兩棲動物，一共有9科60屬约358種，幼體與成體形態上差別不大，主要包括蠑螈、小鯢和大鯢。有尾目动物有發展完全的前肢和後肢，大小大約一致，但四肢细弱，少数种类仅有前肢（鳗螈）。眼小，或隐于皮下（洞螈），沒有鼓膜或外耳開口。牙齒位於下頜。身體有黏膜皮膚，沒有鱗片或尖銳的爪子。通常行體內受精。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,689
With media: 1
Collections: CM, USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in: United States, United Kingdom

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Caudata
Image: Salamandra salamandra MHNT 1.jpg
Said to be same as: Caudata

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Commons category: Caudata
taxon name: Caudata
taxon rank: order
topic's main category: Category:Salamanders
start time: 160000000-
taxon common name: repati krkoni
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
temporal range start: Jurassic

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Article · Português

Os urodelos constituem uma ordem de anfíbios caudados, que compreende as salamandras e os tritões, com cerca de 515 espécies. Tais animais têm o corpo alongado, patas curtas e uma cauda relativamente longa. Superficialmente assemelham-se a lagartos, dos quais podem ser distinguidos pela ausência de escamas. Os caudados têm a capacidade de regenerar os membros e a cauda se estes forem decepados. As dez famílias limitam-se quase inteiramente ao Hemisfério Norte; sua ocorrência mais meridional ocorre na parte norte da América do Sul. A América do Norte e a América Central apresentam a maior diversidade de salamandras. Os caudados têm uma pele nua e susceptível à secura. Por esse motivo, habitam zonas úmidas de florestas, perto de rios ou lagos. O seu ciclo de vida começa invariavelmente na água, mas podem depois passar a um modo de vida terrestre. Algumas espécies mantêm-se aquáticas durante toda a vida, conservando as brânquias comuns a todos os juvenis. A maioria dos caudados são animais pequenos. A maior espécie conhecida é a salamandra-gigante, natural da China e Japão, que chega a medir 1,50 m de comprimento. Os caudados hibernam durante o Inverno.

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