See Urodela.

An order in the class Amphibia, comprised of salamander, newts, amphiuma, sirens, and waterdogs. The order caudata, also called urodela, is very diverse, with members from numerous habitats and regions of the world, including aquatic, semi-aquatic, fossorial, and arboreal members. There are roughly 518 recognized caudate species, however, this number changes often as new species are discovered and new genetic information re-classes existing species. Go to the Caudata section for more information about this amphibian order.

salamanders; newts; congo snakes