Amphiumidae
Cryptobranchidae
Proteidae
Rhyacotritonidae
Sirenidae

For convenience, the 5 smallest caudate families are listed together on this page.

 

Amphiumidae

Genus: Amphiuma

			Species	Common Name
			Amphiuma means	Two-toed Amphiuma
			Amphiuma pholeter	One-toed Amphiuma
			Amphiuma tridactylum	Three-toed Amphiuma

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Cryptobranchidae

Genus: Andrias

			Species	Common Name
			Andrias davidianus	Chinese Giant Salamander
			Andrias japonicus	Japanese Giant Salamander

Genus: Cryptobranchus

			Species	Common Name
			Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis	Hellbender

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Proteidae

Genus: Necturus

			Species	Common Name
			Necturus alabamensis	Black Warrior Waterdog
			Necturus beyeri	Gulf Coast Waterdog
			Necturus lewisi	Neuse River Waterdog
			Necturus maculosus	Mudpuppy
			Necturus punctatus	Dwarf Waterdog
			Necturus sp. cf. beyeri	East Gulf Coast Waterdog

Genus: Proteus

			Species	Common Name
			Proteus anguinus	Olm

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Rhyacotritonidae

Genus: Rhyacotriton

			Species	Common Name
			Rhyacotriton cascadae	Cascades Torrent Salamander
			Rhyacotriton kezeri	Columbia Torrent Salamander
			Rhyacotriton olympicus	Olympic Torrent Salamander
			Rhyacotriton variegatus	Southern Torrent Salamander

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Sirenidae

Genus: Pseudobranchus

			Species	Common Name
			Pseudobranchus axanthus	Southern Dwarf Siren
			Pseudobranchus striatus	Northern Dwarf Siren

Genus: Siren

			Species	Common Name
			Siren intermedia	Lesser Siren
			Siren lacertina	Greater Siren

 

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