†suborder Karauroidea Estes 1981 (salamander)
Full reference: R. Estes. 1981. Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie/Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology. Part 2. Gymnophiona, Caudata. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart xv-115
Parent taxon: Caudata according to M. A. Shishkin 2000
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981 and Nessov 1988
Sister taxa: Amphiumoidea, Apricosiren, Batrachosauroididae, Bishara, Comonecturoides, Comonecturoides marshi, Egoria, Galverpeton, Heteroclitotriton, Hylaeobatrachus, Karauridae, Kulgeriherpeton, Marmorerpeton, Noterpetontidae, Pancryptobrancha, Plethodontoidea, Prosirenoidea, Ramonellus, Triassuridae, Urodela, Urupia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Karauroidea in the database