Family Thoriidae Cope 1869 (salamander)
Parent taxon: Urodela according to E. D. Cope 1875
Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Hynobiidae, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Liaoxitriton, Meantes, Menopomidae, Neocaudata, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Pleurodelidae, Polysemia, Proteidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Salamandridae, Salamandroidea, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Valdotriton
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thoriidae in the database