Proteidae

Translingual

Etymology

Proteus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Proteidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders, all but the olm, among extant species, native to North America.

Hypernyms

(family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Urodela - order; Salamandroidea - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Proteus, Necturus - genera

Further reading

Proteidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proteidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Proteidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Proteidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Proteidae at AmphibiaWeb
Proteidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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