Family Proteidae (Noun)
Meaning
Mud puppies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Proteidae includes but one genus containing seven species commonly known as mud puppies.
- Mud puppies belong to the family Proteidae of aquatic salamanders.
- In addition to mud puppies, the family Proteidae also includes several species of European salamanders and side-necked salamanders.
- Salamanders belonging to the family Proteidae do not undergo metamorphosis in the same way as other salamanders.
- Some sources also include the family Proteidae in a broader grouping of aquatic salamanders that includes sirens and hellbenders.