Order Urodella (Noun)
Meaning
Salamanders; newts; congo snakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Salamanders, along with newts, belong to the order Urodella, but this classification has been largely replaced by the use of order Caudata.
- In amphibian systematics, some researchers still refer to the group comprising salamanders and newts as the order Urodella.
- Despite being an outdated term, the order Urodella continues to be used by some hobbyists to refer to their pet newts and salamanders.
- Former classifications recognized the order Urodella and the order Anura for the distinction between salamanders, newts, and frogs.
- No relation exists between the order Urodella and congo snakes, with the reptiles representing an entirely different taxonomic group.