caudata
Possessing posterior extension
Caudata is the scientific order comprising salamanders and newts—amphibians characterized by their tails, which persist into adulthood unlike frogs.
The name comes from Latin for "tailed ones." Used primarily in technical biological contexts: The order Caudata includes over 700 species worldwide. (Capitalized Caudata is standard in taxonomic usage.)
Rear animal appendage
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
limbs · skin · cloaca · vertebrae · neoteny · axolotl · eft · aquatic
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
vertebrate · tetrapod · species · genus · family · phylogeny · taxonomy · zoology
Biological self-repair process
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
embryology · tissue repair · genome · conservation · endangered · captive breeding · ecology · toxicology
Small still body
- streamSteady continuous flow
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
terrestrial · freshwater · burrow · log · leaf litter · cave · spring · vernal pool
tail
Rear animal appendage
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
regeneration · limbs · skin · cloaca · vertebrae · neoteny · axolotl · eft · aquatic · lungs
salamander
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- newtSmall aquatic salamander
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
classification · vertebrate · tetrapod · species · genus · family · phylogeny · taxonomy · zoology · herpetology
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
stem cells · embryology · tissue repair · genome · conservation · endangered · captive breeding · ecology · toxicology · bioindicator
pond
Small still body
aquatic · terrestrial · freshwater · burrow · log · leaf litter · cave · spring · vernal pool · creek
- caudal vertebraeSpinal bones of tails
- caudal peduncleFish's tail attachment region