Proteidae

Translingual

Etymology

Proteus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Proteidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders, all but the olm, among extant species, native to North America.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Caudata - order; Salamandroidea - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Proteus, Necturus - genera

Further reading

Proteidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proteidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Proteidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Proteidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Proteidae at AmphibiaWeb
Proteidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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