New South Wales Frogs

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The common name of frogs and toads are in the order Anura, and are a popular amphibian. They come in various sizes, shapes and colours.

Much has been and continues to be written and revised about modern amphibians, that are included in the subclass Lissamphibia, which is usually considered a clade, a group of species that have evolved from a common ancestor.

There are over 8,400 recognised species of amphibians, that belong within three orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata or Urodela (newts and salamanders), Gymnophiona or Apoda (caecilians – limbless, vermiform or serpentine amphibians with small or sometimes non existent eyes).

See our section on Frogs. For those interested in learning more about the class Amphibia, check out some of the referrence sources listed below.

This page is a work in progress…

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• Scientific Classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Subphylum: Vertebrata
• Informal: Gnathostomata
• Class: Amphibia
• Subclass: Lissamphibia

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