Lissamphibia
The fire salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Superclass:	Tetrapoda
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia Haeckel, 1866
Orders
Anura Caudata Gymnophiona

The subclass Lissamphibia includes all living amphibians. They are classified in three orders:

• the Anura: frogs, including toads
• the Caudata or Urodela: salamanders, including newts
• the Gymnophiona or Apoda: the limbless caecilians.

Although the ancestry of each group is controversial, all share certain common characteristics. This indicates they evolved from a common ancestor and so form a clade. view more...