Anura (order)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Amphibia (class)
Descripción
Order of amphibians characterized by larvae lacking true teeth and external gills, adults being tailless and having elongated hind limbs modified for jumping, and a single frontoparietal and no lacrimal bone in skull. Dates from the Middle Jurassic to present, including two extinct and 28 or more extant families with over 5,400 living species.
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Otros términos
- anurans [en]
- anura [en]
- frogs and toads [en]
- Salientia [en]
- Salientia [la]