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  • Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
    • Synonym: Batrachia Cuvier, 1831
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Bombinatoridae
        • Genus: Bombina
          • Species: Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Bombinator) bombina — Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Brevicipitidae
        • Genus: Breviceps
          • Species: Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Breviceps) dorsatus — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo (Breviceps) gibbosus — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Engystoma dorsatum Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1854
            • Synonym: Bufo (Engystoma) granosus Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Engystoma granosum Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Bufo
          • Species: Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bombinator ventricosus — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo palmarum Cuvier, 1829
        • Genus: Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826
          • Synonym: Otilophes Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Rhinella acutirostris (Spix, 1824)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) acutirostris — Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Rhinella crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) semilineatus — Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Rhinella granulosa (Spix, 1824)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) granulosus — Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti, 1768)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Otilophis) margaritifer — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) naricus — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) nasutus — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo perlatus Cuvier, 1817
          • Species: Rhinella proboscidea (Spix, 1824)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Rhinella) proboscideus — Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Ceratophryidae
        • Genus: Ceratophrys
          • Species: Ceratophrys aurita (Raddi, 1823)
            • Synonym: Ceratophris clipeatus Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Ceratophris daudini Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Ceratophris spixii Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Dendrobatidae
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Dendrobates
            • Species: Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797)
              • Synonym: Rana tinctoria Cuvier, 1797
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Hyla
            • Species: Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Hyla arborea — Cuvier, 1817
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
          • Genus: Elachistocleis
            • Species: Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Dactylethra ovalis — Cuvier, 1829
        • Subfamily: Microhylinae
          • Genus: Uperodon
            • Species: Uperodon systoma (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Bufo (Breviceps) marmoratus Cuvier, 1829
              • Synonym: Bufo (Engystoma) marmoratus Cuvier, 1829
              • Synonym: Engystoma marmoratum Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Odontophrynidae
        • Genus: Proceratophrys
          • Species: Proceratophrys boiei (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
            • Synonym: Ceratophris granosa Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Pelobatidae
        • Genus: Pelobates
          • Species: Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829)
            • Synonym: Rana cultripes Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Pipidae
        • Genus: Pipa
          • Species: Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bufo (Pipa) curururu — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Bufo (Pipa) pipa — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Pipa aevis Cuvier, 1831
            • Synonym: Pipa laevis Cuvier, 1831
            • Synonym: Pipa pipa — Cuvier, 1829
        • Genus: Xenopus Wagler, 1827
          • Synonym: Dactylethra Cuvier, 1829
          • Species: Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
            • Synonym: Dactylethra bufonia — Cuvier, 1829
            • Synonym: Dactylethra capensis Cuvier, 1830
            • Synonym: Dactylethra delalandii Cuvier, 1849
            • Synonym: Dactylethra laevis — Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)
            • Synonym: Rana taurina Cuvier, 1817
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Ambystomatidae
        • Genus: Ambystoma Tschudi, 1838
          • Synonym: Axolotus Cuvier, 1831
          • Species: Ambystoma mexicanum (Shaw and Nodder, 1798)
            • Synonym: Axolotus pisciformis — Cuvier, 1831
      • Family: Amphiumidae
        • Genus: Amphiuma
          • Species: Amphiuma means Garden, 1821
            • Synonym: Amphiuma didactylum Cuvier, 1827
          • Species: Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827
            • Synonym: Syren quadrapeda Cuvier, 1827
      • Family: Proteidae
        • Genus: Proteus Laurenti, 1768
          • Synonym: Hypochton — Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Salamandrininae
          • Genus: Salamandrina
            • Species: Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)
              • Synonym: Salamandra savi Cuvier, 1829
    • Order: Gymnophiona
      • Family: Indotyphlidae
        • Genus: Hypogeophis
          • Species: Hypogeophis rostratus (Cuvier, 1829)
            • Synonym: Coecilia rostrata Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Rhinatrematidae
        • Genus: Rhinatrema
          • Species: Rhinatrema bivittatum (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
            • Synonym: Coecilia bivitatum Cuvier, 1829
      • Family: Siphonopidae
        • Genus: Siphonops
          • Species: Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1820)
            • Synonym: Caecilia interrupta Cuvier, 1829
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