SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Question
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Anura
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Urodela
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Apoda
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The class Amphibia is divided into three orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata (salamanders, newts, and sirens), and Gymnophiona (caecilians).
Detailed explanation-2: -Caudata (Urodela) The order Caudata comprises 10 families of salamanders, the tailed amphibians (Table 2-1). The earliest fossil record for this group dates back to the Jurassic period, over 150 million years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -Salamanders. Salamanders are tailed amphibians classified in the order Urodela (belonging to the superorder Caudata, which also includes some primitive non-urodeles).
Detailed explanation-4: -The order Urodela comprises tailed salamanders and newts. The order Anura comprises tailless toads and frogs. The order Apoda comprises limbless amphibians. The salamanders live in moist, dark places.