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What is another word for Urodela?

Pronunciation: [jˈʊ͡əɹə͡ʊdlə] (IPA)

Urodela is a term used to describe a group of amphibians that includes salamanders and newts. This word is derived from the Greek words "uros", meaning tail, and "dela", meaning visible. Some alternative synonyms for Urodela include Caudata, which also means tail, and Salamandroidea, which includes salamanders and some other families of amphibians. Another synonym is Tritones, which refers to a specific family of salamanders within the Urodela group. Some other possible synonyms include Ambystomidae, Plethodontidae, and Cryptobranchidae, which are the names of specific families within the Urodela order. Whatever word you prefer, these fascinating amphibians continue to captivate and intrigue people of all ages.
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The same species in other parts of North America normally goes through the metamorphosis, like other species of the Urodela.
"Hormones and Heredity"
J. T. Cunningham
The larva of the Urodela is probably more primitive than the tadpole of the Frogs and Toads, and in the former the legs develop while the external gills are still large, long before the animal leaves the water.
"Hormones and Heredity"
J. T. Cunningham

Related words: Urodeles, salamanders, newts and newts pictures, salamanders and newts, salamanders habitat, red spotted newt

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