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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Bufoniformia Cope, 1867
      • Synonym: Gastrechmia Cope, 1867
      • Synonym: Raniformia Cope, 1866
      • Family: Alsodidae
        • Genus: Limnomedusa
          • Species: Limnomedusa macroglossa (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Limnomedusa macroglossa — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Aromobatidae
        • Subfamily: Allobatinae
          • Genus: Allobates
            • Species: Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates talamancae Cope, 1875
      • Family: Batrachylidae
        • Genus: Hylorina
          • Species: Hylorina sylvatica Bell, 1843
            • Synonym: Hylorhina aenea — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Brevicipitidae Bonaparte, 1850
        • Synonym: Brevicipitidae — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Adenomus
          • Species: Adenomus kelaartii (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Bufo kelaarti — Cope, 1867
        • Genus: Atelopus
          • Species: Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849)
            • Synonym: Phrynidium laeve — Cope, 1867
          • Species: Atelopus varius (Lichtenstein and Martens, 1856)
            • Synonym: Phrynidium bibronii — Cope, 1867
        • Genus: Incilius Cope, 1863
          • Synonym: Cranopsis Cope, 1875
          • Synonym: Crepidius Cope, 1875
          • Synonym: Ollotis Cope, 1875
          • Species: Incilius coniferus (Cope, 1862)
            • Synonym: Bufo auritus Cope, 1875
          • Species: Incilius epioticus (Cope, 1875)
            • Synonym: Crepidius epioticus Cope, 1875
          • Species: Incilius fastidiosus (Cope, 1875)
            • Synonym: Cranopsis fastidiosus Cope, 1875
            • Synonym: Ollotis coerulescens Cope, 1875
        • Genus: Leptophryne
          • Species: Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)
            • Synonym: Bufo borbonicus — Cope, 1867
        • Genus: Pelophryne
          • Species: Pelophryne brevipes (Peters, 1867)
            • Synonym: Bufo brevipes — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Craugastoridae
        • Subfamily: Craugastorinae
          • Genus: Craugastor
            • Species: Craugastor gulosus (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Lithodytes gulosus Cope, 1875
            • Species: Craugastor megacephalus (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Lithodytes megacephalus Cope, 1875
            • Species: Craugastor melanostictus (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Lithodytes melanostictus Cope, 1875
            • Species: Craugastor podiciferus (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Lithodytes habenatus Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Lithodytes muricinus Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Lithodytes podiciferus Cope, 1875
            • Species: Craugastor punctariolus (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Hyla punctariola punctariola — Cope, 1875
        • Subfamily: Pristimantinae
          • Genus: Pristimantis
            • Species: Pristimantis cerasinus (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Hylodes cerasinus Cope, 1875
      • Family: Cycloramphidae
        • Genus: Cycloramphus Tschudi, 1838
          • Synonym: Grypiscus Cope, 1867
          • Species: Cycloramphus fuliginosus Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Grypiscus umbrinus Cope, 1867
        • Genus: Zachaenus Cope, 1866
          • Species: Zachaenus parvulus (Girard, 1853)
            • Synonym: Zachaenus parvulus — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Dendrobatidae Cope, 1865
        • Synonym: Colostethidae Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Colostethinae Cope, 1867
          • Synonym: Colostethidae Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Dendrobates
            • Species: Dendrobates truncatus (Cope, 1861)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates truncatus — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Eleutherodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
          • Genus: Diasporus
            • Species: Diasporus diastema (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Lithodytes diastema Cope, 1875
            • Species: Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Phyllobates hylaeformis Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Eleutherodactylus Duméril and Bibron, 1841
            • Synonym: Epirhexis Cope, 1866
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus longipes (Baird, 1859)
              • Synonym: Epirhexis longipes — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Hemisotidae Cope, 1867
        • Synonym: Hemisidae Cope, 1867
        • Genus: Hemisus Günther, 1859
          • Synonym: Cacophrynus — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Duellmanohyla
            • Species: Duellmanohyla uranochroa (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Hyla uranochroa Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Hyla
            • Species: Hyla arenicolor Cope, 1866
              • Synonym: Hylarana fusca Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Hypsiboas Wagler, 1830
            • Synonym: Cinclidium Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas albopunctatus (Spix, 1824)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas albipunctatus — Cope, 1867
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas spectrum — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Cinclidium granulatum Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas calcaratus (Troschel, 1848)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas calcaratus — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas crepitans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas doumericii — Cope, 1867
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas indris Cope, 1867
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas levaillantii — Cope, 1867
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas xerophyllum — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas geographicus (Spix, 1824)
              • Synonym: Centrotelma cryptomelan Cope, 1867
              • Synonym: Centrotelma geographica — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas pardalis (Spix, 1824)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas pardalis — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas pugnax (Schmidt, 1857)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas pugnax — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypsiboas punctatus (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas punctatus — Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Isthmohyla
            • Species: Isthmohyla pictipes (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Hyla punctariola moesta Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Hyla punctariola monticola Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Hyla punctariola pictipes Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Itapotihyla
            • Species: Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Osteocephalus langsdorffii — Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Osteocephalus
            • Species: Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hypsiboas leprieurii — Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Pseudacris
            • Species: Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)
              • Synonym: Hyla cadaverina Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Scinax
            • Species: Scinax elaeochrous (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Hyla elaeochroa Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Smilisca
            • Species: Smilisca baudinii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Smilisca baudinii — Cope, 1866
            • Species: Smilisca sordida (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Hyla gabbi Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Hyla nigripes Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Trachycephalus
            • Species: Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Scytopis venulosus — Cope, 1866
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria
            • Species: Litoria cyclorhyncha (Boulenger, 1882)
              • Synonym: Hyla dimolops Cope, 1866
              • Synonym: Hyla hyposticta Cope, 1866
            • Species: Litoria infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
              • Synonym: Calamita dolichopsis Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Agalychnis
            • Species: Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
              • Synonym: Agalychnis dacnicolor — Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Phyllomedusa Wagler, 1830
            • Synonym: Pithecopus Cope, 1866
            • Species: Phyllomedusa azurea Cope, 1862
              • Synonym: Pithecopus azureus — Cope, 1866
            • Species: Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis (Daudin, 1800)
              • Synonym: Pithecopus hypochondrialis — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Hylodidae Günther, 1858
        • Synonym: Hylodes — Cope, 1866
        • Genus: Crossodactylus
          • Species: Crossodactylus gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1841
            • Synonym: Phyllobates gaudichaudii — Cope, 1866
        • Genus: Hylodes
          • Species: Hylodes nasus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
            • Synonym: Enydrobius nasus — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Leptodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Leiuperinae
          • Genus: Engystomops Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
            • Synonym: Microphryne — Cope, 1875
            • Species: Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864)
              • Synonym: Microphryne pustulosa — Cope, 1875
          • Genus: Physalaemus
            • Species: Physalaemus olfersii (Lichtenstein and Martens, 1856)
              • Synonym: Phrynidium olfersi — Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
          • Genus: Leptodactylus
            • Species: Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898
              • Synonym: Gnathophysa ocellata — Cope, 1866
            • Species: Leptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Gnathophysa gigas — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Limnodynastidae
        • Genus: Limnodynastes
          • Species: Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray, 1841)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes dorsalis — Cope, 1866
          • Species: Limnodynastes peronii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes peronii — Cope, 1866
        • Genus: Platyplectrum
          • Species: Platyplectrum ornatum (Gray, 1842)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes ornatus Cope, 1866
            • Synonym: Platyplectrum occidentale Cope, 1866
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
          • Genus: Hypopachus
            • Species: Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)
              • Synonym: Systoma ustum — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)
              • Synonym: Hypopachus variolosus — Cope, 1875
              • Synonym: Systoma variolosum — Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Kalophryninae
          • Genus: Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Calophrynus — Cope, 1867
        • Subfamily: Microhylinae
          • Genus: Kaloula
            • Species: Kaloula baleata (Müller, 1836)
              • Synonym: Callula baleata — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Kaloula conjuncta (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Callula conjuncta — Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Metaphrynella
            • Species: Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867)
              • Synonym: Callula sundana — Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Microhyla
            • Species: Microhyla achatina Tschudi, 1838
              • Synonym: Engystoma disciferum — Cope, 1867
            • Species: Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth, 1856)
              • Synonym: Callula natatrix Cope, 1867
          • Genus: Uperodon
            • Species: Uperodon globulosus (Günther, 1864)
              • Synonym: Systoma globulosum — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850
        • Synonym: Criniae Cope, 1866
        • Genus: Crinia
          • Species: Crinia georgiana Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Crinia ignita Cope, 1866
            • Synonym: Crinia stolata Cope, 1867
          • Species: Crinia signifera Girard, 1853
            • Synonym: Camariolius pictus Cope, 1867
            • Synonym: Crinia signifera — Cope, 1867
            • Synonym: Crinia stictiventris Cope, 1867
      • Family: Pelobatidae
        • Genus: Pelobates Wagler, 1830
          • Synonym: Didocus Cope, 1866
          • Species: Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829)
            • Synonym: Didocus calcaratus — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Pelodytidae Bonaparte, 1850
        • Synonym: Pelodytidae — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Phrynobatrachidae
        • Genus: Phrynobatrachus
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus acridoides (Cope, 1867)
            • Synonym: Staurois acridoides Cope, 1867
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus plicatus (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Heteroglossa plicata — Cope, 1867
      • Family: Scaphiopodidae
        • Genus: Spea Cope, 1866
          • Species: Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863)
            • Synonym: Spea bombifrons — Cope, 1866
          • Species: Spea hammondii (Baird, 1859)
            • Synonym: Spea hammondii — Cope, 1866
          • Species: Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863)
            • Synonym: Spea multiplicata — Cope, 1866
    • Order: Caudata Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Atretodera — Baird, 1850
      • Synonym: Caducibranchiata Cope, 1866
      • Synonym: Proteida Cope, 1866
      • Synonym: Trachystomata Cope, 1866
      • Family: Ambystomatidae
        • Genus: Ambystoma
          • Species: Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma fuscum Hallowell, 1858
            • Synonym: Ambystoma jeffersoniana — Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma macrodactyla Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma punctata — Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Siredon maculatus — Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma mavortia Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma mexicanum (Shaw and Nodder, 1798)
            • Synonym: Siredon mexicanum — Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma opaca — Baird, 1850
          • Species: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
            • Synonym: Ambystoma episcopus Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma ingens — Hallowell, 1858
            • Synonym: Ambystoma lurida — Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma tigrina — Baird, 1850
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Batrachoseps
            • Species: Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz, 1833)
              • Synonym: Batrachoseps attenuata — Baird, 1850
          • Genus: Eurycea
            • Species: Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes bilineata — Baird, 1850
              • Synonym: Spelerpes haldemani — Hallowell, 1858
            • Species: Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes cirrigera — Baird, 1850
            • Species: Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes guttolineata — Baird, 1850
            • Species: Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes longicauda — Baird, 1850
            • Species: Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842)
              • Synonym: Batrachoseps quadridigitata — Baird, 1850
          • Genus: Gyrinophilus
            • Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)
              • Synonym: Pseudotriton salmonea — Hallowell, 1858
              • Synonym: Pseudotriton salmoneus — Baird, 1850
              • Synonym: Spelerpes salmoneus — Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Pseudotriton
            • Species: Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850
            • Species: Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
              • Synonym: Pseudotriton ruber — Baird, 1850
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae Gray, 1850
          • Synonym: Desmognathidae Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Desmognathus Baird, 1850
            • Species: Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838)
              • Synonym: Desmognathus auriculatus — Baird, 1850
              • Synonym: Plethodon auriculatum — Hallowell, 1858
            • Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Desmognathus fuscus — Baird, 1850
              • Synonym: Desmognathus niger — Baird, 1850
            • Species: Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
              • Synonym: Desmognathus niger — Baird, 1850
          • Genus: Plethodon
            • Species: Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)
              • Synonym: Plethodon erythronota — Baird, 1850
      • Family: Proteidae
        • Genus: Proteus
          • Species: Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
            • Synonym: Proteus carrarae — Cope, 1866
            • Synonym: Proteus schreibersii — Cope, 1866
            • Synonym: Proteus xanthostictus — Cope, 1866
            • Synonym: Proteus zoisii — Cope, 1866
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Notophthalmus
            • Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Notopthalmus viridescens — Baird, 1850
          • Genus: Pleurodeles Michahelles, 1830
            • Synonym: Glossolega — Cope, 1866
          • Genus: Taricha
            • Species: Taricha torosa (Rathke, 1833)
              • Synonym: Notophthalmus torosus — Baird, 1850
        • Subfamily: Salamandrininae
          • Genus: Salamandrina Fitzinger, 1826
            • Synonym: Siranota — Cope, 1866
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