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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
      • Synonym: Anuromorpha Kuhn, 1959
      • Family: Arthroleptidae
        • Subfamily: Arthroleptinae
          • Genus: Arthroleptis
            • Species: Arthroleptis xenochirus Boulenger, 1905
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis globosa — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
        • Subfamily: Astylosterninae
          • Genus: Leptodactylodon
            • Species: Leptodactylodon mertensi Perret, 1959
            • Species: Leptodactylodon ovatus Andersson, 1903
              • Synonym: Leptodactylodon ovatus — Perret, 1959
            • Species: Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus (Boulenger, 1904)
              • Synonym: Leptodactylodon ventrimarmoratus — Perret, 1959
        • Subfamily: Leptopelinae
          • Genus: Leptopelis
            • Species: Leptopelis parvus Schmidt and Inger, 1959
      • Family: Bombinatoridae
        • Genus: Bombina
          • Species: Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)
            • Synonym: Bombina bombina var. viridis Marián, 1959
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Amietophrynus
          • Species: Amietophrynus fuliginatus (De Witte, 1932)
            • Synonym: Bufo funereus upembae Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Amietophrynus funereus (Bocage, 1866)
            • Synonym: Bufo funereus funereus — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
        • Genus: Anaxyrus
          • Species: Anaxyrus exsul (Myers, 1942)
            • Synonym: Bufo exsul — Savage, 1959
          • Species: Anaxyrus nelsoni (Stejneger, 1893)
            • Synonym: Bufo nelsoni — Savage, 1959
          • Species: Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854)
            • Synonym: Bufo woodhousei bexarensis Mecham, 1959
        • Genus: Atelopus
          • Species: Atelopus vogli Müller, 1934
            • Synonym: Atelopus vogli — Ginés, 1959
        • Genus: Mertensophryne
          • Species: Mertensophryne melanopleura (Schmidt and Inger, 1959)
            • Synonym: Bufo melanopleura Schmidt and Inger, 1959
        • Genus: Peltophryne
          • Species: Peltophryne cataulaciceps (Schwartz, 1959)
            • Synonym: Bufo cataulaciceps Schwartz, 1959
          • Species: Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)
            • Synonym: Bufo gundlachi Ruibal, 1959
        • Genus: Rhaebo
          • Species: Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869)
            • Synonym: Bufo guttatus glaberrimus — Stebbins and Hendrickson, 1959
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella arequipensis (Vellard, 1959)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus arequipensis Vellard, 1959
          • Species: Rhinella limensis (Werner, 1901)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus limensis — Vellard, 1959
          • Species: Rhinella spinulosa (Wiegmann, 1834)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus flavolineatus Vellard, 1959
          • Species: Rhinella vellardi (Leviton and Duellman, 1978)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus orientalis Vellard, 1959
      • Family: Conrauidae
        • Genus: Conraua
          • Species: Conraua goliath (Boulenger, 1906)
            • Synonym: Conraua goliath — Lamotte, Perret, and Dzieduszycka, 1959
      • Family: Craugastoridae
        • Subfamily: Holoadeninae
          • Genus: Euparkerella Griffiths, 1959
            • Species: Euparkerella brasiliensis (Parker, 1926)
              • Synonym: Euparkerella brasiliensis — Griffiths, 1959
      • Family: Eleutherodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
          • Genus: Eleutherodactylus
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus cochranae Grant, 1932
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus ramosi Rivero, 1959
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus eneidae Rivero, 1959
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus klinikowskii Schwartz, 1959
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus rufescens (Duellman and Dixon, 1959)
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus rufescens Duellman and Dixon, 1959
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus thomasi Schwartz, 1959
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus thomasi thomasi Schwartz, 1959
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus thomasi trinidadensis Schwartz, 1959
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)
              • Synonym: Hyla rossalleni Goin, 1959
          • Genus: Plectrohyla
            • Species: Plectrohyla pycnochila Rabb, 1959
          • Genus: Xenohyla
            • Species: Xenohyla truncata (Izecksohn, 1959)
              • Synonym: Hyla depressa Izecksohn, 1959
              • Synonym: Hyla truncata Izecksohn, 1959
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Phyllomedusa
            • Species: Phyllomedusa boliviana Boulenger, 1902
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa pailona Shreve, 1959
      • Family: Hyperoliidae
        • Genus: Hyperolius
          • Species: Hyperolius mosaicus Perret, 1959
      • Family: Leptodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Leiuperinae
          • Genus: Engystomops
            • Species: Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864)
              • Synonym: Eupemphix pustulosus trinitatis — Lynn, 1959
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
          • Genus: Hydrolaetare
            • Species: Hydrolaetare dantasi (Bokermann, 1959)
              • Synonym: Leptodactylus dantasi Bokermann, 1959
            • Species: Hydrolaetare schmidti (Cochran and Goin, 1959)
              • Synonym: Limnomedusa schmidti Cochran and Goin, 1959
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Phrynomerinae
          • Genus: Phrynomantis
            • Species: Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875
              • Synonym: Phrynomerus microps — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
      • Family: Pelobatidae
        • Genus: Pelobates
          • Species: Pelobates varaldii Pasteur and Bons, 1959
      • Family: Phrynobatrachidae
        • Genus: Phrynobatrachus
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus anotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus batesi — Perret, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus cryptotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus hylaios Perret, 1959
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus werneri hylaios Perret, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus manengoubensis (Angel, 1940)
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus manengoubensis — Perret, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus villiersi Guibé, 1959
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus werneri (Nieden, 1910)
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus werneri werneri — Perret, 1959
      • Family: Pipidae
        • Genus: Xenopus
          • Species: Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895
            • Synonym: Xenopus laevis poweri — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
      • Family: Ptychadenidae
        • Genus: Hildebrandtia
          • Species: Hildebrandtia ornata (Peters, 1878)
            • Synonym: Rana ornata budgetti — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
            • Synonym: Rana ornata moeruensis — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
            • Synonym: Rana ornata ornata — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Hildebrandtia ornatissima (Bocage, 1879)
            • Synonym: Rana ornata ornatissima — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
            • Synonym: Rana ornata togoensis — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
        • Genus: Ptychadena
          • Species: Ptychadena grandisonae Laurent, 1954
            • Synonym: Rana grandisonae — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Ptychadena hylaea Schmidt and Inger, 1959
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) mascareniensis hylaea Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Ptychadena obscura (Schmidt and Inger, 1959)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) obscura Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Ptychadena schillukorum (Werner, 1908)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) frontalis — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Ptychadena upembae (Schmidt and Inger, 1959)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) upembae Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Ptychadena uzungwensis (Loveridge, 1932)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) uzungwensis — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
      • Family: Pyxicephalidae
        • Subfamily: Cacosterninae
          • Genus: Cacosternum
            • Species: Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887
              • Synonym: Cacosternum magnaglandiferus Inger, 1959
          • Genus: Tomopterna
            • Species: Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849)
              • Synonym: Rana (Pyxicephalus) natalensis — Inger, 1959
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Hylarana
          • Species: Hylarana darlingi (Boulenger, 1902)
            • Synonym: Rana albolabris adiscifera — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Hylarana lemairei (De Witte, 1921)
            • Synonym: Rana albolabris lemairei — Schmidt and Inger, 1959
          • Species: Hylarana lepus (Andersson, 1903)
            • Synonym: Hylarana lepus lepus — Perret, 1959
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates maculatus (Brocchi, 1877)
            • Synonym: Rana maculata krukoffi Smith, 1959
            • Synonym: Rana maculata maculata — Smith, 1959
          • Species: Lithobates taylori (Smith, 1959)
            • Synonym: Rana taylori Smith, 1959
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana dalmatina Fitzinger, 1839
            • Synonym: Rana mülleri Brunner, 1959
        • Genus: Staurois
          • Species: Staurois parvus Inger and Haile, 1959
      • Family: Rhacophoridae
        • Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
          • Genus: Rhacophorus
            • Species: Rhacophorus harrissoni Inger and Haile, 1959
      • Family: Telmatobiidae
        • Genus: Telmatobius
          • Species: Telmatobius vellardi Munsterman and Leviton, 1959
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Ambystomatidae
        • Genus: Ambystoma
          • Species: Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886
            • Synonym: Linguaelapsus annulatum — Freytag, 1959
          • Species: Ambystoma cingulatum Cope, 1868
            • Synonym: Linguaelapsus cingulatus — Freytag, 1959
          • Species: Ambystoma mabeei Bishop, 1928
            • Synonym: Linguaelapsus mabeei — Freytag, 1959
          • Species: Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855)
            • Synonym: Linguaelapsus schmidti — Freytag, 1959
            • Synonym: Linguaelapsus texanus — Freytag, 1959
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Bolitoglossa
            • Species: Bolitoglossa adspersa (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Bolitoglossa adspersa — Ginés, 1959
              • Synonym: Magnadigita adspersa — Stebbins and Hendrickson, 1959
            • Species: Bolitoglossa mexicana Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854
              • Synonym: Bolitoglossa mexicana mexicana — Neill and Allen, 1959
          • Genus: Thorius
            • Species: Thorius schmidti Gehlbach, 1959
              • Synonym: Thorius maxillabrochus Gehlbach, 1959
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Lissotriton
            • Species: Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Triturus vulgaris borealis Kauri, 1959
          • Genus: Triturus
            • Species: Triturus arntzeni Litvinchuk, Borkin, Džukić, and Kalezic, 1999
              • Synonym: Triturus cristatus carnifex var. albanicus Dely, 1959
    • Order: Gymnophiona
      • Family: Typhlonectidae
        • Genus: Potamotyphlus
          • Species: Potamotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)
            • Synonym: Typhlonectus kaupii — Ginés, 1959
        • Genus: Typhlonectes
          • Species: Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Typhlonectes compressicauda — Ginés, 1959
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