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  • Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
    • Synonym: Batrachia Rafinesque, 1814
    • Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Anuria Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Bufo Garsault, 1764
          • Synonym: Bufotes Rafinesque, 1815
          • Species: Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Batrachus buffo Rafinesque, 1814
          • Species: Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803
            • Synonym: Batrachus spinosus — Rafinesque, 1814
        • Genus: Bufotes Rafinesque, 1815
          • Synonym: Batrachus Rafinesque, 1815
          • Species: Bufotes variabilis (Pallas, 1769)
            • Synonym: Batrachus fuscus — Rafinesque, 1814
        • Genus: Epidalea Cope, 1864
          • Synonym: Calamitus Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Ceratophryidae
        • Genus: Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
          • Synonym: Phrynocerus Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815
        • Synonym: Hylarinia Rafinesque, 1815
        • Subfamily: Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815
          • Synonym: Hylarinia Rafinesque, 1815
          • Genus: Hyla Laurenti, 1768
            • Synonym: Hylaria Rafinesque, 1814
            • Species: Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Hylaria viridis — Rafinesque, 1814
            • Species: Hyla intermedia Boulenger, 1882
              • Synonym: Hylaria variegata Rafinesque, 1814
      • Family: Pipidae
        • Genus: Pipa Laurenti, 1768
          • Synonym: Piparius Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814
        • Synonym: Ranaridia Rafinesque, 1814
        • Synonym: Ranarinia — Rafinesque, 1815
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801)
            • Synonym: Ranaria (Rana) melanota Rafinesque, 1820
        • Genus: Pelophylax
          • Species: Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882)
            • Synonym: Ranaria esculenta — Rafinesque, 1814
          • Species: Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771)
            • Synonym: Ranaria esculenta — Rafinesque, 1814
        • Genus: Rana Linnaeus, 1758
          • Synonym: Ranaria Rafinesque, 1814
          • Species: Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758
            • Synonym: Ranaria temporaria — Rafinesque, 1814
    • Order: Caudata Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Incertae Sedis: Salamandra lurida Rafinesque, 1832
      • Incertae Sedis: Triturus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1832
      • Synonym: Meantia Rafinesque, 1815
      • Synonym: Urodelia Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Cryptobranchidae
        • Genus: Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821
          • Synonym: Urotropis Rafinesque, 1822
          • Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803)
            • Synonym: Eurycea mucronata — Rafinesque, 1832
            • Synonym: Urotropis mucronata Rafinesque, 1822
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Eurycea Rafinesque, 1822
            • Synonym: Spelerpes Rafinesque, 1832
            • Species: Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822
              • Synonym: Spelerpes lucifuga — Rafinesque, 1832
          • Genus: Gyrinophilus
            • Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)
              • Synonym: Triturus lutescens Rafinesque, 1832
          • Genus: Pseudotriton
            • Species: Pseudotriton diastictus Bishop, 1941
              • Synonym: Triturus hypoxanthus Rafinesque, 1820
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae
          • Genus: Desmognathus
            • Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Triturus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820
              • Synonym: Triturus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820
          • Genus: Plethodon
            • Species: Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Salamandra erythronota Rafinesque, 1818
      • Family: Proteidae
        • Genus: Necturus Rafinesque, 1819
          • Synonym: Exobranchia Rafinesque, 1819
          • Species: Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
            • Synonym: Necturus luteus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Necturus maculatus — Rafinesque, 1819
            • Synonym: Necturus maculosus — Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Necturus phosphoreus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Sirena maculosa Rafinesque, 1818
        • Genus: Proteus Laurenti, 1768
          • Synonym: Larvarius Rafinesque, 1815
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Lissotriton Bell, 1839
            • Synonym: Lophinus Rafinesque, 1815
            • Synonym: Meinus Rafinesque, 1815
          • Genus: Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Diemictylus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Triturus (Diemictylus) viridescens Rafinesque, 1820
              • Synonym: Triturus (Notophthalmus) miniatus Rafinesque, 1820
          • Genus: Triturus Rafinesque, 1815
            • Synonym: Triton Rafinesque, 1815
        • Subfamily: Salamandrinae
          • Genus: Salamandra
            • Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Triton vulgaris Rafinesque, 1814
    • Order: Gymnophiona Müller, 1832
      • Synonym: Gymnodermia Rafinesque, 1815
      • Synonym: Gymnophia Rafinesque, 1814
      • Family: Caeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814
        • Synonym: Cecilinia Rafinesque, 1814
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