Biology:Cryptobranchoidea

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Short description: Suborder of salamanders

Cryptobranchoidea
Temporal range:
Middle Jurassic - PresentBathonian–Present
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.jpg
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
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Hynobius fossigenus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Suborder: Cryptobranchoidea
Dunn, 1922
Subgroups

The Cryptobranchoidea are a suborder of salamanders found in Asia, European Russia, and the United States. They are known as primitive salamanders, in contrast to Salamandroidea, the advanced salamanders.[1] It has two living subdivisions, Cryptobranchidae, which includes Asian giant salamanders and hellbenders, and Hynobiidae, commonly known as Asian salamanders.

Some species of the fully aquatic family Cryptobranchidae are known as giant salamanders due to their large size.

The oldest members of the group are known from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) aged Yanliao Biota of China.[2]

Taxonomy

This suborder contains only two families at present. All other members are extinct and are only known as fossils.

References

  1. Heying, Heather. "ADW:Family Cryptobranchidae: giant salamanders and hellbenders". http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cryptobranchidae.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jia, Jia; Anderson, Jason S.; Gao, Ke-Qin (2021-07-23). "Middle Jurassic stem hynobiids from China shed light on the evolution of basal salamanders" (in English). iScience 24 (7): 102744. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102744. ISSN 2589-0042. PMID 34278256. 
  3. Rong, Yu-Fen; Vasilyan, Davit; Dong, Li-Ping; Wang, Yuan (2020-12-08). "Revision of Chunerpeton tianyiense (Lissamphibia, Caudata): Is it a cryptobranchid salamander?" (in en). Palaeoworld 30 (4): 708–723. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2020.12.001. ISSN 1871-174X. 

Wikidata ☰ Q348838 entry