Family Hynobiidae Cope 1866 (salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Urodela according to P. P. Skutschas and Y. M. Gubin 2012

See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Estes 1981, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gao and Shubin 2001, Gao and Shubin 2003 and Kuhn 1946

Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Liaoxitriton, Meantes, Menopomidae, Neocaudata, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Pleurodelidae, Polysemia, Proteidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Salamandridae, Salamandroidea, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Thoriidae, Valdotriton

Subtaxa: Batrachuperus Hynobius Liua Onychodactylus Parahynobius Ranodon

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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