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  • Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
    • Synonym: Batrachia Merrem, 1820
    • Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Salientia Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Alytidae
        • Genus: Alytes
          • Species: Alytes obstetricans (Laurenti, 1768)
            • Synonym: Bombinator obstetricans — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Bombinatoridae
        • Genus: Bombina Oken, 1816
          • Synonym: Bombinator Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)
            • Synonym: Bombinator igneus — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Brevicipitidae
        • Genus: Breviceps Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Breviceps gibbosus — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Bufotes
          • Species: Bufotes variabilis (Pallas, 1769)
            • Synonym: Bufo variabilis — Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
            • Synonym: Bufo roseus Merrem, 1820
        • Genus: Peltophryne
          • Species: Peltophryne guentheri (Cochran, 1941)
            • Synonym: Bombinator strumosus — Merrem, 1820
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bombinator horridus — Merrem, 1820
            • Synonym: Bombinator maculatus Merrem, 1820
            • Synonym: Rana maxima Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Calyptocephalellidae
        • Genus: Calyptocephalella
          • Species: Calyptocephalella gayi (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Gecko caudiverbera — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Dendrobatidae
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Dendrobates
            • Species: Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797)
              • Synonym: Calamita tinctorius — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Dicroglossidae
        • Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
          • Genus: Hoplobatrachus
            • Species: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1802)
              • Synonym: Rana tigrina — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus leucophyllatus (Beireis, 1783)
              • Synonym: Calamita leucophyllatus — Merrem, 1820
            • Species: Dendropsophus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Calamita marmoratus — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Hyla
            • Species: Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Calamita lateralis — Merrem, 1820
            • Species: Hyla femoralis Bosc, 1800
              • Synonym: Calamita femoralis — Merrem, 1820
            • Species: Hyla squirella Bosc, 1800
              • Synonym: Calamita squirella — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Hypsiboas
            • Species: Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Calamita boans — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Calamita palmatus — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Pseudacris
            • Species: Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc, 1801)
              • Synonym: Calamita ocularis — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Scinax
            • Species: Scinax ruber (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Calamita ruber — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)
              • Synonym: Calamita aurantiacus — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Calamita lacteus — Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Trachycephalus
            • Species: Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Calamita tibicen Merrem, 1820
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Phyllomedusa
            • Species: Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis (Daudin, 1800)
              • Synonym: Calamita hypochondrialis — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Leptodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
          • Genus: Leptodactylus
            • Species: Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Rana virginica Merrem, 1820
          • Genus: Lithodytes
            • Species: Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Bufo albonatus — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Rana schneideri Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
          • Genus: Elachistocleis
            • Species: Elachistocleis surinamensis (Daudin, 1802)
              • Synonym: Rana bufonia Merrem, 1820
        • Subfamily: Microhylinae
          • Genus: Uperodon
            • Species: Uperodon systoma (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Bombinator systoma — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Pelodytidae
        • Genus: Pelodytes
          • Species: Pelodytes punctatus (Daudin, 1802)
            • Synonym: Rana daudini Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Pipidae
        • Genus: Pipa
          • Species: Pipa pipa (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Pipa tedo Merrem, 1820
        • Genus: Xenopus
          • Species: Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
            • Synonym: Pipa bufonia Merrem, 1820
            • Synonym: Pipa laevis — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Hylarana
          • Species: Hylarana nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
            • Synonym: Calamita bilineatus — Merrem, 1820
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)
            • Synonym: Rana mugiens Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801)
            • Synonym: Ranaria (Rana) melanota Rafinesque, 1820
    • Order: Caudata Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Amphipneusta Merrem, 1820
      • Synonym: Gradientia Merrem, 1820
      • Synonym: Mutabilia Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Cryptobranchidae
        • Genus: Cryptobranchus
          • Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803)
            • Synonym: Molge gigantea — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Hynobiidae
        • Genus: Onychodactylus
          • Species: Onychodactylus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
            • Synonym: Molge striata Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Pseudotriton
            • Species: Pseudotriton diastictus Bishop, 1941
              • Synonym: Triturus hypoxanthus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Species: Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
              • Synonym: Molge rubra — Merrem, 1820
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae
          • Genus: Desmognathus
            • Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Triturus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820
              • Synonym: Triturus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820
      • Family: Proteidae
        • Genus: Necturus
          • Species: Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
            • Synonym: Necturus luteus Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Necturus maculosus — Rafinesque, 1820
            • Synonym: Necturus phosphoreus Rafinesque, 1820
        • Genus: Proteus Laurenti, 1768
          • Synonym: Caledon Goldfuss, 1820
          • Synonym: Hypochthon Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
            • Synonym: Caledon anguinus — Goldfuss, 1820
            • Synonym: Hypochthon Laurentii Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
        • Synonym: Salamandrae Goldfuss, 1820
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Ichthyosaura
            • Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Molge alpestris — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Molge ignea — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Molge wurfbaini — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Triton igneus Goldfuss, 1820
          • Genus: Lissotriton
            • Species: Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789)
              • Synonym: Molge palmata — Merrem, 1820
            • Species: Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Molge cinerea Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Molge palustris — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Molge punctata — Merrem, 1820
              • Synonym: Triton taeniatus — Goldfuss, 1820
          • 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: Molge Merrem, 1820
        • Subfamily: Salamandrinae Goldfuss, 1820
          • Synonym: Salamandrae Goldfuss, 1820
          • Genus: Salamandra
            • Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Salamandra maculata Merrem, 1820
        • Subfamily: Salamandrininae
          • Genus: Salamandrina
            • Species: Salamandrina terdigitata (Bonnaterre, 1789)
              • Synonym: Molge tridactyla — Merrem, 1820
    • Order: Gymnophiona Müller, 1832
      • Synonym: Amblyopes Goldfuss, 1820
      • Synonym: Apoda Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Caeciliidae
        • Genus: Caecilia
          • Species: Caecilia albiventris Daudin, 1803
            • Synonym: Caecilia albiuentris — Merrem, 1820
          • Species: Caecilia gracilis Shaw, 1802
            • Synonym: Caecilia lumbricoides — Merrem, 1820
      • Family: Siphonopidae
        • Genus: Siphonops
          • Species: Siphonops annulatus (Mikan, 1820)
            • Synonym: Caecilia annulata Mikan, 1820
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