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  • Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
    • Synonym: Amphipneusta Gray, 1831
    • Synonym: Batrachia Gray, 1850
    • Synonym: Mutabilia Gray, 1831
    • Synonym: Nuda Gray, 1825
    • Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Anoura Gray, 1825
      • Synonym: Salientia Gray, 1850
      • Family: Bombinatoridae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Bombinatoridae — Gray, 1831
        • Synonym: Bombinatorina Gray, 1825
      • Family: Bufonidae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Bufonina Gray, 1825
        • Genus: Duttaphrynus
          • Species: Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
            • Synonym: Bufo carinatus Gray, 1830
            • Synonym: Bufo dubius — Gray, 1830
      • Family: Dicroglossidae
        • Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
          • Genus: Euphlyctis
            • Species: Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Rana bengalensis Gray, 1830
        • Subfamily: Occidozyginae
          • Genus: Occidozyga Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822
            • Synonym: Houlema Gray, 1831
            • Synonym: Occidogyna — Gray, 1825
            • Species: Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829)
              • Synonym: Houlema obscura Gray, 1831
      • Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815
        • Synonym: Hylenae — Gray, 1829
        • Synonym: Hylina Gray, 1825
        • Subfamily: Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815
          • Synonym: Hylenae — Gray, 1829
          • Synonym: Hylina Gray, 1825
          • Genus: Hypsiboas
            • Species: Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Boana boans — Gray, 1825
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria
            • Species: Litoria adelaidensis (Gray, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hyla adelaidensis Gray, 1841
              • Synonym: Hyla binoculata — Gray, 1841
              • Synonym: Hyla bioculata Gray, 1841
            • Species: Litoria australis (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Alytes australis Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Eucnemis bicolor Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria nasuta (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Pelodytes nasutus Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria rubella (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Hyla rubella Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923)
              • Synonym: Pelodytes affinis Gray, 1842
      • Family: Limnodynastidae
        • Genus: Heleioporus Gray, 1841
          • Synonym: Helioporus — Gray, 1841
          • Synonym: Perialia Gray, 1845
          • Species: Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841
            • Synonym: Heleioporus albo-punctatus Gray, 1841
          • Species: Heleioporus eyrei (Gray, 1845)
            • Synonym: Perialia eyrei Gray, 1845
        • Genus: Limnodynastes
          • Species: Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray, 1841)
            • Synonym: Cystignathus dorsalis Gray, 1841
        • Genus: Platyplectrum
          • Species: Platyplectrum ornatum (Gray, 1842)
            • Synonym: Discoglossus ornatus Gray, 1842
            • Synonym: Perialia ornata — Gray, 1845
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Microhylinae
          • Genus: Kaloula Gray, 1831
            • Species: Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831
      • Family: Myobatrachidae
        • Genus: Myobatrachus
          • Species: Myobatrachus gouldii (Gray, 1841)
            • Synonym: Breviceps Heliogabali Gray, 1841
            • Synonym: Breviceps gouldii Gray, 1841
            • Synonym: Myobatrachus gouldii — Gray, 1850
        • Genus: Pseudophryne
          • Species: Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835)
            • Synonym: Bombinator australis Gray, 1835
        • Genus: Uperoleia Gray, 1841
          • Species: Uperoleia marmorata Gray, 1841
      • Family: Pipidae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Pipina — Gray, 1829
        • Synonym: Piprina Gray, 1825
        • Genus: Xenopus Wagler, 1827
          • Synonym: Silurana Gray, 1864
          • Species: Xenopus tropicalis (Gray, 1864)
            • Synonym: Silurana tropicalis Gray, 1864
      • Family: Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814
        • Synonym: Ranadae — Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Ranina — Gray, 1825
      • Family: Rhacophoridae
        • Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
          • Genus: Polypedates
            • Species: Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
              • Synonym: Hyla maculata Gray, 1830
    • Order: Caudata Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Amphipneusta Gray, 1831
      • Synonym: Gradientia Gray, 1850
      • Synonym: Meantia Gray, 1850
      • Synonym: Pseudosauria Gray, 1850
      • Synonym: Pseudosaurii — Gray, 1825
      • Synonym: Sirenes Gray, 1829
      • Synonym: Urodela Gray, 1825
      • Family: Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850
        • Synonym: Ambystomina Gray, 1850
        • Genus: Ambystoma Tschudi, 1838
          • Synonym: Axolotus Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Heterotriton Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Phillhydrus Gray, 1831
          • Synonym: Salamandroides — Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma californiense Gray, 1853
          • Species: Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)
            • Synonym: Plethodon persimilis Gray, 1859
          • Species: Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma macrodactylum — Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma carolinae Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Salamandra argus Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma mavortium — Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
            • Synonym: Amblystoma opacum — Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma ? talpoideum — Gray, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
            • Synonym: Heterotriton ingens — Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Proteus neocaesareanus — Gray, 1850
      • Family: Amphiumidae Gray, 1825
      • Family: Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826
        • Synonym: Protonopsidae Gray, 1850
        • Genus: Andrias Tschudi, 1837
          • Synonym: Sieboldia Gray, 1838
          • Species: Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
            • Synonym: Sieboldia maxima — Gray, 1850
        • Genus: Cryptobranchus
          • Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803)
            • Synonym: Abranchus horrida — Gray, 1831
            • Synonym: Protonopsis fusca — Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Salamandra alleghaniensis — Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Triton alleghaniensis — Gray, 1850
      • Family: Hynobiidae Cope, 1859
        • Synonym: Molgidae Gray, 1850
        • Genus: Onychodactylus
          • Species: Onychodactylus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
            • Synonym: Onychodactylus japonicus — Gray, 1850
      • Family: Plethodontidae Gray, 1850
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
          • Synonym: Oedipina Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Bolitoglossa
            • Species: Bolitoglossa platydactyla (Gray, 1831)
              • Synonym: Oedipus variegatus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Salamandra platydactylus Gray, 1831
              • Synonym: Salamandra variegata Gray, 1831
            • Species: Bolitoglossa salvinii (Gray, 1868)
              • Synonym: Oedipus salvinii Gray, 1868
          • Genus: Eurycea
            • Species: Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Ambystoma ? haldemani — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842)
              • Synonym: Batrachoseps quadridigitatus — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Gyrinophilus
            • Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes ? porphyritica — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Spelerpes ? salmonea — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Oedipina Keferstein, 1868
            • Synonym: Ophiobatrachus Gray, 1868
            • Species: Oedipina uniformis Keferstein, 1868
              • Synonym: Ophiobatrachus vermicularis Gray, 1868
          • Genus: Pseudoeurycea
            • Species: Pseudoeurycea bellii (Gray, 1850)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes bellii Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Pseudotriton
            • Species: Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850
              • Synonym: Spelerpes montana — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
              • Synonym: Mycetoglossus ruber — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Spelerpes rubra — Gray, 1850
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Desmognathina Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Ensatinina Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Plethodontidae Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Plethodontina — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Aneides
            • Species: Aneides lugubris (Hallowell, 1849)
              • Synonym: Ambystoma punctulatum Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Taricha ? lugubris — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Desmognathus
            • Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Ambystoma frontale — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Salamandra frontalis Gray, 1831
          • Genus: Ensatina Gray, 1850
            • Species: Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Plethodon Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Saurophis — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Ambystoma erythronotum — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Plethodon glutinosum — Gray, 1850
      • Family: Proteidae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Proteina Gray, 1825
        • Genus: Necturus
          • Species: Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
            • Synonym: Menobranchus lacepedii Gray, 1831
            • Synonym: Menobranchus sayii Gray, 1825
        • Genus: Proteus Laurenti, 1768
          • Synonym: Hydochthon — Gray, 1831
      • Family: Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
        • Synonym: Salamandridae — Gray, 1825
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae Tschudi, 1838
          • Synonym: Molgidae Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Calotriton Gray, 1858
            • Species: Calotriton asper (Dugès, 1852)
              • Synonym: Calotriton punctulatus — Gray, 1858
          • Genus: Cynops
            • Species: Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)
              • Synonym: Cynops pyrrhogaster — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Ichthyosaura
            • Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Triton alpestris apuanus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Triton alpestris — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Lissotriton Bell, 1839
            • Synonym: Lophinus Gray, 1850
            • Species: Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789)
              • Synonym: Lophinus palmatus — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Lophinus punctatus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Pyronicia punctata — Gray, 1858
          • Genus: Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Notophthalma — Gray, 1858
            • Synonym: Notophthalmia — Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Tristella Gray, 1850
            • Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Molge ocellata Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Notophthalma viridescens — Gray, 1858
              • Synonym: Notophthalmus miniatus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Notophthalmus viridescens — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Salamandra greeni Gray, 1831
              • Synonym: Tristella symmetrica — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Ommatotriton Gray, 1850
            • Species: Ommatotriton vittatus (Gray, 1835)
              • Synonym: Molge vittatus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Ommatotriton vittatus — Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Triton vittatus Gray, 1835
          • Genus: Paramesotriton
            • Species: Paramesotriton chinensis (Gray, 1859)
              • Synonym: Cynops chinensis Gray, 1859
          • Genus: Pleurodeles
            • Species: Pleurodeles poireti (Gervais, 1835)
              • Synonym: Salamandra fenestratus — Gray, 1850
            • Species: Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830
              • Synonym: Salamandra fenestrata Gray, 1831
              • Synonym: Salamandra major Gray, 1831
          • Genus: Taricha Gray, 1850
            • Species: Taricha torosa (Rathke, 1833)
              • Synonym: Pleurodeles californiae Gray, 1850
              • Synonym: Salamandra beecheyi Gray, 1839
              • Synonym: Taricha torosa — Gray, 1850
          • Genus: Triturus Rafinesque, 1815
            • Synonym: Pyronicia Gray, 1858
            • Species: Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)
              • Synonym: Pyronicia marmorata — Gray, 1858
        • Subfamily: Salamandrinae Goldfuss, 1820
          • Synonym: Salamandridae — Gray, 1825
          • Genus: Salamandra
            • Species: Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768
              • Synonym: Salamandra nigra Gray, 1850
        • Subfamily: Salamandrininae Fitzinger, 1843
          • Synonym: Seiranotina Gray, 1850
      • Family: Sirenidae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Sirenina Gray, 1825
        • Genus: Pseudobranchus Gray, 1825
          • Species: Pseudobranchus striatus (LeConte, 1824)
            • Synonym: Pseudobranchus striatus — Gray, 1825
    • Order: Gymnophiona Müller, 1832
      • Synonym: Pseudophidia Gray, 1850
      • Synonym: Pseudophidii — Gray, 1825
      • Family: Caeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814
        • Synonym: Caeciliadae Gray, 1825
      • Family: Dermophiidae
        • Genus: Dermophis
          • Species: Dermophis mexicanus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Amphisbaena versatilis Gray, 1850
      • Family: Siphonopidae
        • Genus: Siphonops
          • Species: Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1820)
            • Synonym: Siphonops interruptus — Gray, 1850
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