| Kinds of Groups Vertebrata |
Jonathan Coddington
Smithsonian Institution
Daisie Ogawa and
John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens
| Scientific name -- Other names |
| Vertebrata -- Vertebrates |
| Amphibia Linnaeus, 1758 -- Amphibians |
| Anura Merrem, 1820 -- Frogs; Toads |
| Allophrynidae Goin, Goin and Zug, 1978 |
| Arthroleptidae Mivart, 1869 -- Screeching frogs |
| Ascaphidae -- Tailed frogs |
| Astylosternidae |
| Bombinatoridae Gray, 1825 |
| Brachycephalidae -- Gold frogs; Shield toads |
| Bufonidae -- True toads |
| Centrolenidae -- Glass frogs; Leaf frogs |
| Dendrobatidae -- Poison-dart frogs |
| Discoglossidae -- Fire-bellied toads |
| Heleophrynidae -- Ghost frogs |
| Hemisotidae -- Shovel-nosed frogs |
| Hylidae -- New World tree frogs |
| Hyperoliidae -- African tree frogs |
| Leiopelmatidae -- New Zealand frogs |
| Leptodactylidae -- Neotropical frogs |
| Limnodynastidae |
| Mantellidae |
| Megophryidae -- South Asian frogs |
| Microhylidae -- Microhylid frogs |
| Myobatrachidae -- Australian frogs |
| Nasikabatrachidae |
| Pelobatidae -- Spadefoot toads |
| Pelodryadidae |
| Pelodytidae -- Parsley frogs |
| Petropedetidae |
| Phyllomedusidae |
| Pipidae -- Tongueless frogs |
| Pseudidae -- Paradox frogs |
| Ranidae -- Riparian frogs; True frogs |
| Rhacophoridae -- Old World tree frogs |
| Rheobatrachidae |
| Rhinodermatidae -- Darwins frogs |
| Rhinophrynidae -- Burrowing toad |
| Scaphiopodidae |
| Sooglossidae -- Seychelle frogs |
| Caudata -- Salamanders; Newts; Sirens; Mudpuppies; Waterdogs |
| Ambystomatidae -- Mole salamanders |
| Amphiumidae -- Amphiumas |
| Cryptobranchidae -- Giant salamanders; Hellbenders |
| Dicamptodontidae -- Pacific giant salamanders |
| Hynobiidae -- Asiatic salamanders |
| Necturidae |
| Plethodontidae -- Lungless salamanders |
| Proteidae -- Mudpuppies; Waterdogs |
| Rhyacotritonidae -- Torrent salamanders |
| Salamandridae -- Newts; Salamanders |
| Sirenidae -- Sirens |
| Gymnophiona |
| Caeciliidae |
| Ichthyophiidae |
| Rhinatrematidae |
| Scolecomorphidae |
| Typhlonectidae |
| Uraeotyphlidae |
| Aves -- Birds |
| Acanthisittidae -- Newzealand wrens |
| Acanthizidae -- Australo-Papuan Warblers |
| Accipitridae -- Hawks; Eagles |
| Acrocephalidae |
| Aegithalidae -- Long-tailed Tits |
| Aegithinidae -- Ioras |
| Aegothelidae -- Owlet-Nightjars |
| Alaudidae -- Larks |
| Alcedinidae -- Kingfishers |
| Alcidae -- Auks; Puffins |
| Anatidae -- Swans; Geese; Ducks |
| Anhimidae -- Screamers |
| Anhingidae -- Darters; Anhingas |
| Anseranatidae -- Magpie-Goose |
| Apodidae -- Swifts |
| Apterygidae -- Kiwis |
| Aramidae -- Limpkin |
| Ardeidae -- Herons |
| Artamidae -- Wood-swallows |
| Atrichornithidae -- Scrub-birds |
| Balaenicipitidae -- Shoebill |
| Batrachostomidae |
| Bernieridae -- Malagasy Warblers |
| Bombycillidae -- Waxwings |
| Brachypteraciidae -- Ground-Rollers |
| Bucconidae -- Puffbirds |
| Bucerotidae -- Hornbills |
| Bucorvidae -- Ground-Hornbills |
| Buphagidae -- Oxpeckers |
| Burhinidae -- Thick-knees |
| Cacatuidae -- Cockatoos |
| Callaeatidae |
| Callaeidae -- New zealand wattlebirds |
| Campephagidae -- Cuckoo-shrikes |
| Capitonidae -- American Barbets |
| Caprimulgidae -- Nightjars; Allies |
| Cardinalidae -- Cardinals; Grosbeaks; Allies |
| Cariamidae -- Seriemas |
| Casuariidae -- Cassowaries |
| Catamblyrhynchidae |
| Cathartidae -- New world vultures |
| Centropodidae |
| Certhiidae -- Creepers |
| Cerylidae |
| Chaetopidae -- Rockjumpers |
| Charadriidae -- Plovers |
| Chionidae -- Sheathbills |
| Chionididae |
| Chloropseidae -- Leafbirds |
| Ciconiidae -- Storks |
| Cinclidae -- Dippers |
| Cinclosomatidae -- Quail-Thrushes |
| Cisticolidae -- Cisticolas; Allies |
| Climacteridae -- Australasian Treecreepers |
| Cnemophilidae -- Cnemophilines Satinbirds |
| Coccyzidae |
| Cochleariidae |
| Coliidae -- Mousebirds |
| Colluricinclidae -- Shrike-thrushes; Pitohuis; Allies |
| Columbidae -- Pigeons; Doves |
| Conopophagidae -- Gnateaters |
| Coraciidae -- Rollers |
| Corcoracidae -- Apostlebirds |
| Corvidae -- Crows; Jays; Allies |
| Cotingidae -- Cotingas |
| Cracidae -- Curassows; Guans |
| Cracticidae -- Butcherbirds; Bellmagpies |
| Crotophagidae |
| Cuculidae -- Cuckoos; Coucals; Anis |
| Dacelonidae |
| Dasyornithidae -- Bristlebirds |
| Dendrocolaptidae -- Woodcreepers |
| Dendrocygnidae |
| Dicaeidae -- Flowerpeckers |
| Dicruridae -- Drongos |
| Diomedeidae -- Albatrosses |
| Donacobiidae -- Donacobius |
| Drepanididae -- Hawaiian honeycreepers |
| Drepaniidae |
| Dromadidae -- Crab Plover |
| Dromaiidae -- Emu |
| Dulidae -- Palmchat |
| Emberizidae -- New world sparrows; Old world buntings |
| Estrildidae -- Waxbills |
| Eupetidae -- Whipbirds; Wedgebills; Jewel-babblers; Psophodidae |
| Eurostopodidae |
| Eurylaimidae -- Broadbills |
| Eurypygidae -- Sunbittern |
| Falconidae -- Falcons; Caracaras |
| Falcunculidae -- Shrike-tits; Ploughbill |
| Formicariidae -- Ground antbirds |
| Fregatidae -- Frigatebirds |
| Fringillidae -- Finches |
| Furnariidae -- Ovenbirds; Furnarids |
| Galbulidae -- Jacamars |
| Gaviidae -- Loons |
| Glareolidae -- Coursers; Pratincoles |
| Grallinidae |
| Gruidae -- Cranes |
| Haematopodidae -- Oystercatchers |
| Heliornithidae -- Finfoots |
| Hemiprocnidae -- Treeswifts |
| Hirundinidae -- Swallows; Martins |
| Hydrobatidae -- Storm-Petrels; Oceanitidae |
| Hypocolidae |
| Hypocoliidae -- Hypocolius |
| Ibidorhynchidae -- Ibisbill |
| Icteridae -- Icterids |
| Indicatoridae -- Honeyguides |
| Irenidae -- Fairy-Bluebirds |
| Jacanidae -- Jacanas |
| Laniidae -- True Shrikes |
| Laridae -- Gulls |
| Leptosomidae -- Cuckoo-Roller |
| Lybiidae -- African barbets; Tinkerbirds |
| Machaerirhynchidae -- Boatbills |
| Malaconotidae -- Bush-Shrikes |
| Maluridae -- Fairywrens; Grasswrens |
| Megalaimidae -- Asian Barbets |
| Megaluridae -- Grassbirds |
| Megapodiidae -- Megapodes; Mound-builders |
| Melanocharitidae -- Berrypeckers; Longbills |
| Meleagridae |
| Meleagrididae |
| Meliphagidae -- Honeyeaters; Allies |
| Menuridae -- Lyrebirds |
| Meropidae -- Bee-eaters |
| Mesitornithidae -- Mesites |
| Mimidae -- Thrashers; Mimids |
| Momotidae -- Motmots |
| Monarchidae -- Monarch-flycatchers; Allies |
| Motacillidae -- Pipits; Wagtails |
| Muscicapidae -- Old world flycatchers; Chats |
| Musophagidae -- Turacos |
| Nectariniidae -- Sunbirds; Spiderhunters |
| Neomorphidae |
| Neosittidae -- Sittellas |
| Numididae -- Guineafowl |
| Nyctibiidae -- Potoos |
| Odontophoridae -- New world quails |
| Opisthocomidae -- Hoatzin |
| Oriolidae -- Oldworld orioles; Figbirds |
| Orthonychidae -- Logrunners |
| Otididae -- Bustards |
| Oxyruncidae |
| Pachycephalidae -- Whistlers; Shrike-thrushes; Pitohuis |
| Pandionidae -- Osprey |
| Paradisaeidae -- Birds-of-Paradise |
| Paradoxornithidae -- Parrotbills |
| Paramythiidae -- Painted Berrypeckers |
| Pardalotidae -- Pardalotes |
| Paridae -- Tits; Chickadees |
| Parulidae -- New World Warblers |
| Passeridae -- Oldworld sparrows |
| Pedionomidae -- Plains-wanderer |
| Pelecanidae -- Pelicans |
| Pelecanoididae -- Diving-Petrels |
| Petroicidae -- Australo-Papuan Robins |
| Peucedramidae -- Olive Warbler |
| Phaethontidae -- Tropicbirds |
| Phalacrocoracidae -- Cormorants |
| Phalaropodidae |
| Phasianidae -- Pheasants; Partridges |
| Philepittidae -- Asities |
| Phoenicopteridae -- Flamingos |
| Phoeniculidae -- Wood-hoopoes; Scimitarbills |
| Phylloscopidae |
| Phytotomidae |
| Picathartidae -- Rockfowl |
| Picidae -- Woodpeckers |
| Pipridae -- Manakins |
| Pittidae -- Pittas |
| Pityriaseidae -- Bristlehead |
| Platysteiridae -- Wattle-eyes; Batises |
| Ploceidae -- Weavers |
| Pluvianellidae |
| Podargidae -- Frogmouths |
| Podicipedidae -- Grebes |
| Polioptilidae -- Gnatcatchers |
| Pomatostomidae -- Pseudo-babblers |
| Prionopidae -- Helmet-Shrikes |
| Procellariidae -- Petrels; Shearwaters |
| Promeropidae -- Sugarbirds |
| Prunellidae -- Accentors |
| Pseudopodociidae -- Groundpecker |
| Psittacidae -- Parrots; Nestoridae |
| Psophiidae -- Trumpeters |
| Pteroclidae -- Sandgrouse |
| Pteroclididae |
| Ptilogonatidae -- Silky-flycatchers |
| Ptilonorhynchidae -- Bowerbirds |
| Pycnonotidae -- Bulbuls |
| Rallidae -- Rails |
| Ramphastidae -- Toucans |
| Raphidae |
| Recurvirostridae -- Stilts; Avocets |
| Regulidae -- Kinglets |
| Remizidae -- Penduline tits |
| Rhabdornithidae -- Rhabdornis philippine creepers |
| Rheidae -- Rheas |
| Rhinocryptidae -- Tapaculos |
| Rhinopomastidae |
| Rhipiduridae -- Fantails |
| Rhynochetidae -- Kagu |
| Rostratulidae -- Painted-snipe |
| Rynchopidae -- Skimmers |
| Sagittariidae -- Secretarybird |
| Sapayoidae -- Sapayoa |
| Scolopacidae -- Sandpipers; Snipes; Phalaropes |
| Scopidae -- Hamerkop |
| Semnornithidae -- Toucan-Barbets |
| Sittidae -- Nuthatches |
| Spheniscidae -- Penguins |
| Steatornithidae -- Oilbird |
| Stercorariidae -- Skuas; Jaegers |
| Stercorcariidae |
| Sternidae -- Terns |
| Strigidae -- Typical Owls |
| Struthionidae -- Ostrich |
| Sturnidae -- Starlings; Mynas |
| Sulidae -- Boobies |
| Sylviidae -- Old World Warblers |
| Tersinidae |
| Tetraonidae -- Grouse; Allies |
| Thamnophilidae -- Typical Antbirds |
| Thinocoridae -- Seedsnipes |
| Thraupidae -- Tanagers |
| Threskiornithidae -- Ibises |
| Tichodromidae -- Wallcreeper |
| Timaliidae -- Babblers |
| Tinamidae -- Tinamous |
| Todidae -- Todies |
| Trochilidae -- Hummingbirds |
| Troglodytidae -- Wrens |
| Trogonidae -- Trogons |
| Turdidae -- Thrushes |
| Turnicidae -- Buttonquails |
| Tyrannidae -- Tyrant Flycatchers |
| Tytonidae -- Barn; Grass owls |
| Upupidae -- Hoopoes |
| Vangidae -- Vangas |
| Viduidae -- Indigobirds |
| Vireonidae -- Vireos |
| Xenicidae |
| Zeledoniidae |
| Zosteropidae -- White-eyes |
| Fish -- Sharks; Rays; Eels; Sea snakes; Shorefish |
| Abyssocottidae -- Deep-water Sculpins |
| Acanthoclinidae |
| Acanthuridae -- Surgeonfishes; Tangs; Unicornfishes |
| Acestrorhynchidae |
| Achiridae |
| Achiropsettidae |
| Acipenseridae -- Sturgeons |
| Acropomatidae -- Lanternbellies; Temperate Ocean-basses |
| Adrianichthyidae -- Ricefishes |
| Ageneiosidae |
| Agonidae -- Poachers |
| Akysidae -- Stream Catfishes |
| Alabetidae |
| Albulidae -- Bonefishes |
| Alepisauridae -- Lancefishes |
| Alepocephalidae -- Slickheads |
| Alestidae |
| Alestiidae -- African Tetras |
| Alopiidae -- Thresher Sharks |
| Amarsipidae |
| Ambassidae -- Asiatic Glassfishes |
| Amblycipitidae -- Torrent Catfishes |
| Amblyopsidae -- Cavefishes |
| Amiidae -- Bowfins |
| Ammodytidae -- Sand Laces |
| Amphiliidae -- Loach Catfishes |
| Anabantidae -- Climbing Gouramies |
| Anablepidae -- Four-eyed Fishes; Onesided Livebearers & White-eye |
| Anacanthobatidae -- Smooth Skates |
| Anarhichadidae -- Wolffishes |
| Anguillidae -- Freshwater Eels |
| Anisochromidae |
| Anomalopidae -- Lanterneye Fishes |
| Anoplogastridae -- Fangtooth |
| Anoplopomatidae -- Sablefishes |
| Anostomidae -- Headstanders |
| Anotopteridae -- Daggertooth |
| Antennariidae -- Frogfishes |
| Aphredoderidae -- Pirate Perches |
| Aphyonidae |
| Apistidae |
| Aploactinidae -- Velvetfishes |
| Aplocheilidae -- Killifishes |
| Aplochitonidae |
| Aplodactylidae -- Marblefishes |
| Apogonidae -- Cardinalfishes |
| Apteronotidae -- Ghost Knifefishes |
| Aracanidae |
| Arapaimidae -- Bonytongues |
| Argentinidae -- Argentines; Herring smelts |
| Arhynchobatidae |
| Ariidae -- Sea Catfishes |
| Ariommatidae -- Ariommatids |
| Arripidae -- Australian Salmon |
| Artedidraconidae -- Barbled Plunderfishes |
| Aspredinidae -- Banjo Catfishes |
| Astroblepidae -- Naked Sucker-mouth Catfishes |
| Astronesthidae |
| Ateleopodidae -- Jellynose Fishes |
| Atherinidae -- Silversides |
| Atherinopsidae -- Neotropical Silversides |
| Auchenipteridae -- Driftwood Catfishes |
| Aulopidae -- Aulopus |
| Aulorhynchidae -- Tubesnouts |
| Aulostomidae -- Trumpetfishes |
| Badidae |
| Bagridae -- Bagrid Catfishes |
| Balistidae -- Triggerfishes |
| Balitoridae -- River Loaches |
| Banjosidae |
| Barbourisiidae -- Velvet Whalefishes |
| Bathyclupeidae |
| Bathydraconidae -- Antarctic dragonfishes |
| Bathylagidae -- Deep-sea Smelts |
| Bathylutichthyidae |
| Bathymasteridae -- Ronquils |
| Bathypteroidae |
| Bathysauridae |
| Bathysauroididae |
| Batrachoididae -- Toadfishes |
| Bedotiidae -- Madagascar Rainbowfishes |
| Belonidae -- Needlefishes |
| Belontiidae |
| Bembridae -- Deepwater Flatheads |
| Berycidae -- Alfonsinos |
| Blenniidae -- Combtooth Blennies |
| Bothidae -- Lefteye Flounders |
| Bovichthyidae |
| Bovichtidae -- Thornfishes |
| Brachaeluridae -- Blind Sharks |
| Brachionichthyidae -- Handfishes |
| Bramidae -- Pomfrets |
| Branchiostegidae |
| Bregmacerotidae -- Codlets |
| Bythitidae -- Viviparous Brotulas |
| Cadidae |
| Caesionidae -- Fusiliers |
| Callanthiidae -- Splendid Perches |
| Callichthyidae -- Callichthyid Armored Catfishes |
| Callionymidae -- Dragonets |
| Callorhinchidae -- Plownose Chimaeras |
| Caproidae -- Boarfishes |
| Caracanthidae -- Orbicular Velvetfishes |
| Carangidae -- Jacks; Pompanos |
| Carapidae -- Pearlfishes |
| Carapodidae |
| Carcharhinidae -- Requiem Sharks |
| Caristiidae -- Manefishes |
| Catostomidae -- Suckers |
| Caulophrynidae -- Fanfins |
| Centracanthidae |
| Centrarchidae -- Sunfishes |
| Centriscidae -- Snipefishes; Shrimpfishes |
| Centrogeniidae |
| Centrolophidae -- Medusafishes |
| Centrophoridae |
| Centrophrynidae -- Deep-sea Anglerfish |
| Centropomidae -- Snooks |
| Cepolidae -- Bandfishes |
| Ceratiidae -- Seadevils |
| Ceratodontidae -- Australian Lungfishes |
| Cetomimidae -- Flabby Whalefishes |
| Cetopsidae -- Whale Catfishes |
| Cetorhinidae -- Basking Sharks |
| Chacidae -- Squareheads; Angular catfish |
| Chaenopsidae -- Pike- Tube- and Flagblennies |
| Chaetodontidae -- Butterflyfishes |
| Champsodontidae |
| Chanidae -- Milkfish |
| Channichthyidae -- Crocodile Icefishes |
| Channidae -- Snakeheads |
| Characidae -- Characins |
| Characidiidae |
| Chaudhuriidae |
| Chauliodontidae |
| Chaunacidae -- Sea Toads |
| Cheilodactylidae -- Morwongs |
| Cheimarrhichthyidae -- Torrentfish |
| Chiasmodontidae |
| Chilodontidae |
| Chimaeridae -- Shortnose chimaeras; Ratfishes |
| Chirocentridae -- Wolf Herring |
| Chironemidae -- Kelpfishes |
| Chlamydoselachidae -- Frilled Sharks |
| Chlopsidae -- False Morays |
| Chlorophthalmidae -- Greeneyes |
| Cichlidae -- Cichlids |
| Cirrhitidae -- Hawkfishes |
| Citharidae -- Citharids |
| Citharinidae |
| Clariidae -- Airbreathing Catfishes |
| Clinidae -- Clinids; Ophiclinidae |
| Clupeidae -- Herrings; Shads; Sardines; Menhadens |
| Cobitidae -- Loaches |
| Coiidae |
| Colocongridae |
| Comephoridae -- Baikal Oilfishes |
| Congiopodidae -- Racehorses; Pigfishes |
| Congridae -- Conger eels; Garden eels |
| Congrogadidae |
| Coracinidae |
| Coryphaenidae -- Dolphinfishes |
| Cottidae -- Sculpins |
| Cottocomephoridae |
| Cottunculidae |
| Cranoglanididae -- Armorhead Catfishes |
| Creediidae -- Sandburrowers |
| Crenuchidae |
| Cryptacanthodidae -- Wrymouths |
| Ctenoluciidae -- Pike-characids |
| Curimatidae |
| Cyclopteridae |
| Cyematidae -- Lumpfishes |
| Cynodontidae |
| Cynoglossidae -- Tonguefishes |
| Cyprinidae -- Minnows; Carps |
| Cyprinodontidae -- Pupfishes |
| Cyttidae |
| Dactylopteridae -- Flying Gurnards |
| Dactyloscopidae -- Sand Stargazers |
| Dalatiidae -- Sleeper Sharks |
| Dasyatidae -- Stingrays |
| Datnioididae |
| Dentatherinidae -- Tusked Silversides |
| Denticipitidae -- Denticle Herring |
| Derichthyidae -- Longneck Eels |
| Diceratiidae -- Double Anglers |
| Dichistiidae -- Galjoen Fishes |
| Dinolestidae -- Long-finned Pike |
| Dinopercidae -- Cavebasses |
| Diodontidae -- Porcupinefishes Burrfishes |
| Diplomystidae |
| Diretmidae -- Spinyfishes |
| Doradidae -- Thorny Catfishes |
| Draconettidae |
| Drepaneidae -- Sicklefishes |
| Dysommatidae |
| Echeneidae -- Remoras |
| Echinorhinidae -- Bramble Sharks |
| Elassomatidae -- Pygmy Sunfishes |
| Electrophoridae |
| Eleginopidae |
| Eleotridae -- Sleepers |
| Eleotrididae |
| Elopidae -- Tenpounders |
| Embiotocidae -- Surfperches |
| Emmelichthyidae -- Rovers |
| Engraulidae -- Anchovies |
| Enoplosidae -- Oldwife |
| Ephippidae -- Spadefishes; Batfishes; Scats |
| Ephippididae |
| Epigonidae -- Deepwater Cardinalfishes |
| Erethistidae |
| Eretmophoridae |
| Ereuniidae |
| Erythrinidae -- Trahiras |
| Eschmeyeridae |
| Esocidae -- Pikes |
| Euclichthyidae -- Eucla Cods |
| Eurypharyngidae -- Gulpers |
| Eutaeniophoridae |
| Evermannellidae -- Sabertooth Fishes |
| Exocoetidae -- Flyingfishes |
| Fistulariidae -- Cornetfishes |
| Formionidae |
| Fundulidae -- Topminnows; Killifishes |
| Gadidae -- Cods; Haddocks |
| Gadopsidae |
| Galaxiidae -- Galaxiids |
| Gasteropelecidae -- Freshwater Hatchetfishes |
| Gasterosteidae -- Sticklebacks; Tubesnouts |
| Gempylidae -- Snake Mackerels |
| Geotriidae -- Southern Lampreys |
| Gerreidae -- Mojarras |
| Gibberichthyidae -- Gibberfishes |
| Gigantactinidae -- Whipnose Anglers |
| Giganturidae -- Telescopefish |
| Ginglymostomatidae -- Nurse Sharks |
| Girellidae |
| Glaucosomatidae -- Pearl Perches |
| Glaucosomidae |
| Gnathanacanthidae -- Red Velvetfish |
| Gobiesocidae -- Clingfishes; Singleslits |
| Gobiidae -- Gobies |
| Gobioididae |
| Gonorynchidae -- Beaked Salmons |
| Gonostomatidae -- Bristlemouths |
| Goodeidae -- Splitfins |
| Grammatidae -- Basslets |
| Grammicolepididae -- Grammicolepidids |
| Grammidae |
| Grammistidae |
| Gymnarchidae |
| Gymnotidae -- Naked-back Knifefishes |
| Gymnuridae -- Butterfly Rays |
| Gyrinocheilidae -- Algae Eaters |
| Haemulidae -- Grunts |
| Halosauridae -- Halosaurs |
| Harpadontidae |
| Harpagiferidae -- Spiny Plunderfishes |
| Helogenidae |
| Helostomatidae -- Kissing Gourami |
| Hemigaleidae -- Weasel Sharks |
| Hemiodidae |
| Hemiodontidae |
| Hemiramphidae -- Halfbeaks |
| Hemirhamphidae |
| Hemiscylliidae -- Bamboo Sharks |
| Hemitripteridae -- Sea ravens; Sailfin sculpins |
| Hepsetidae |
| Heptapteridae |
| Heterenchelyidae |
| Heterodontidae -- Bullhead; Horn; Port jackson sharks |
| Heteropneustidae -- Airsac Catfishes |
| Hexagrammidae -- Greenlings |
| Hexanchidae -- Cow Sharks |
| Hexatrygonidae -- Sixgill Stingrays |
| Himantolophidae -- Footballfishes |
| Hiodontidae -- Mooneyes |
| Hispidoberycidae |
| Holocentridae -- Squirrelfishes; Soldierfishes |
| Homalopteridae |
| Hoplichthyidae -- Ghost Flatheads |
| Horaichthyidae |
| Hypnidae |
| Hypophthalmidae |
| Hypopomidae |
| Hypoptychidae -- Sand Eel |
| Icelidae |
| Icosteidae -- Ragfish |
| Ictaluridae -- North American Freshwater Catfishes |
| Idiacanthidae |
| Indostomidae |
| Inermiidae -- Bonnetmouths |
| Ipnopidae |
| Isonidae |
| Istiophoridae -- Bllfishes |
| Jenynsiidae |
| Kneriidae -- Shellears |
| Kraemeriidae -- Sand Darters |
| Kuhliidae -- Aholeholes |
| Kurtidae -- Nurseryfishes |
| Kyphosidae -- Sea Chubs |
| Labracoglossidae |
| Labridae -- Wrasses |
| Labrisomidae -- Labrisomids |
| Lacantuniidae |
| Lactariidae -- False Trevallies |
| Lamnidae -- Mackerel sharks; White shark |
| Lampridae -- Opah; Lamprididae |
| Lateolabracidae |
| Latidae |
| Latimeriidae -- Gombessa |
| Latridae -- Trumpeters |
| Latrididae |
| Lebiasinidae |
| Leiognathidae -- Slimys; Slipmouths; Ponyfishes |
| Lepidogalaxiidae -- Salamanderfishes |
| Lepidosirenidae -- Aestivating Lungfishes |
| Lepisosteidae -- Gars |
| Leptobramidae -- Beachsalmon |
| Leptochariidae -- Barbeled Houndsharks |
| Leptochilichthyidae -- Leptochilichthyids |
| Leptoscopidae -- Southern Sandfishes |
| Lethrinidae -- Emperors; Scavengers |
| Limnichthyidae |
| Linophrynidae -- Leftvents |
| Liparidae -- Snailfishes |
| Lipogenyidae |
| Lobotidae -- Tripletails |
| Lophichthyidae -- Lophyichthyid Frogfishes |
| Lophiidae -- Goosefishes |
| Lophotidae -- Crestfishes |
| Loricariidae -- Armored Catfishes |
| Lotidae -- Hakes; Burbots |
| Luciocephalidae |
| Lutjanidae -- Snappers |
| Luvaridae -- Louvar |
| Macrocephenchelyidae |
| Macroramphosidae -- Macrorhamphosidae |
| Macrouridae -- Grenadiers; Rattails |
| Macrurocyttidae |
| Malacanthidae -- Tilefishes |
| Malacosteidae |
| Malapteruridae -- Electric Catfishes |
| Mastacembelidae -- Spiny Eels |
| Megachasmidae -- Megamouth Sharks |
| Megalomycteridae -- Largenose Fishes |
| Megalopidae -- Tarpons |
| Melamphaeidae |
| Melamphaidae -- Bigscale fishes; Ridgeheads |
| Melanocetidae -- Black Seadevils |
| Melanonidae -- Melanonids |
| Melanostomiidae |
| Melanotaeniidae -- Rainbowfishes; Blue Eyes |
| Menidae -- Moonfish |
| Merlucciidae -- Merluccid Hakes |
| Microdesmidae -- Wormfishes |
| Microstomatidae |
| Mirapinnidae -- Hairyfish; Tapetails; Ribbonbearers |
| Mitsukurinidae -- Goblin Shark |
| Mobulidae |
| Mochokidae -- Squeakers; Upside-down catfishes |
| Molidae -- Molas; Ocean sunfishes |
| Monacanthidae -- Filefishes |
| Monocentridae -- Pinecone Fishes |
| Monocentrididae |
| Monodactylidae -- Moonyfishes; Finferfishes |
| Monognathidae |
| Moridae -- Morid Cods |
| Moringuidae -- Worm eels; Spaghetti eels |
| Mormyridae -- Elephantfishes |
| Moronidae -- Temperate Basses |
| Mugilidae -- Mullets |
| Mugiloididae |
| Mullidae -- Goatfishes |
| Muraenesocidae -- Pike Congers |
| Muraenidae -- Moray Eels |
| Muraenolepididae -- Eel Cods |
| Myctophidae -- Lanternfishes |
| Myliobatidae -- Eagle Rays; Manta Rays |
| Myrocongridae |
| Myxinidae -- Hagfishes |
| Nandidae -- Asian Leaffishes |
| Narcinidae -- Numbfishes |
| Narkidae |
| Nematistiidae -- Roosterfish |
| Nematogenyidae -- Mountain Catfishes |
| Nemichthyidae -- Snipe Eels |
| Nemipteridae -- Threadfin Breams; Whiptail Breams |
| Neoceratiidae -- Toothed Seadevils |
| Neoscopelidae |
| Neosebastidae |
| Neostethidae |
| Nettastomatidae -- Duckbill Eels |
| Nomeidae -- Driftfishes |
| Normanichthyidae |
| Notacanthidae -- Deep-sea Spiny Eels |
| Notocheiridae -- Surf Sardines |
| Notograptidae |
| Notopteridae -- Featherbacks; Knifefishes |
| Notosudidae -- Waryfishes |
| Nototheniidae -- Cod Icefishes |
| Odacidae -- Cales; Weed-whitings |
| Odontaspididae -- Sand Tigers |
| Odontobutidae |
| Ogcocephalidae -- Batfishes |
| Olyridae -- Longtail Catfishes |
| Omosudidae |
| Oneirodidae -- Dreamers |
| Ophichthidae -- Snake Eels |
| Ophidiidae -- Cusk-eels |
| Opisthoproctidae -- Barreleyes; Spookfishes |
| Opistognathidae -- Jawfishes |
| Oplegnathidae -- Knifejaws |
| Orectolobidae -- Carpet sharks; Nurse sharks |
| Oreosomatidae -- Oreos |
| Oryziatidae |
| Osmeridae -- Smelts |
| Osphronemidae -- Gouramies |
| Osteoglossidae -- Arowanas |
| Ostraciidae -- Boxfishes |
| Ostracoberycidae |
| Owstoniidae |
| Pangasiidae -- Shark Catfishes |
| Pantodontidae -- Freshwater Butterflyfish |
| Parabembridae |
| Parabrotulidae -- False Brotulas |
| Parakysidae -- Parakysid Catfishes |
| Paralepididae -- Barracudinas |
| Paralichthyidae -- Large-tooth Flounders |
| Parascorpididae -- Jutjaws |
| Parascyllidae |
| Parascylliidae -- Collared Carpet Sharks |
| Paraulopidae |
| Parazenidae -- Parazen |
| Parodontidae |
| Pataecidae -- Australian Prowfishes |
| Pegasidae -- Seamoths |
| Pempheridae -- Sweepers |
| Pentacerotidae -- Armorheads |
| Pentapodidae |
| Percichthyidae -- Temperate Perches |
| Percidae -- Perches |
| Perciliidae |
| Percophidae -- Duckbills |
| Percophididae |
| Percopsidae -- Trout-perches |
| Peristediidae -- Armored searobins; Armored gurnards |
| Petromyzonidae |
| Petromyzontidae -- Lampreys |
| Phallostethidae -- Priapiumfishes |
| Pholidae -- Gunnels |
| Pholidichthyidae -- Convict Blenny |
| Pholididae |
| Phosichthyidae -- Lightfishes |
| Phractolaemidae -- Hingemouths |
| Phycidae -- Phycid Hakes |
| Pimelodidae -- Long-whiskered Catfishes |
| Pinguipedidae -- Sandperches |
| Platycephalidae -- Flatheads |
| Platyrhinidae |
| Platytroctidae -- Tubeshoulders |
| Plecoglossidae -- Ayu Fish |
| Plectrogenidae |
| Plesiobatidae -- Deepwater Stingray |
| Plesiopidae -- Roundheads |
| Pleuronectidae -- Righteye Flounders |
| Plotosidae -- Eeltail Catfishes |
| Poeciliidae -- Poeciliids |
| Polycentridae -- Leaffishes |
| Polymixiidae -- Beardfishes |
| Polynemidae -- Threadfins |
| Polyodontidae -- Paddlefishes |
| Polyprionidae -- Wreckfishes |
| Polypteridae -- Bichirs |
| Pomacanthidae -- Angelfishes |
| Pomacentridae -- Damselfishes |
| Pomatomidae -- Bluefishes |
| Potamotrygonidae -- River Stingrays |
| Priacanthidae -- Bigeyes; Catalufas |
| Pristidae -- Sawfishes |
| Pristigasteridae -- Pristigasterids |
| Pristiophoridae -- Saw Sharks |
| Prochilodontidae |
| Profundulidae -- Middle American Killifishes |
| Proscylliidae -- Finback Catsharks |
| Protopteridae -- African Lungfishes |
| Psettodidae -- Psettodids |
| Pseudaphritidae |
| Pseudocarchariidae -- Crocodile Sharks |
| Pseudochromidae -- Dottybacks |
| Pseudogrammidae |
| Pseudomugilidae -- Blue Eyes |
| Pseudopimelodidae -- Bumblebee Catfishes; Dwarf Marbled Catfishes |
| Pseudoplesiopidae |
| Pseudorajidae |
| Pseudotriakidae -- False Catsharks |
| Pseudotrichonotidae |
| Psilorhynchidae |
| Psychrolutidae -- Fatheads |
| Ptereleotridae |
| Ptilichthyidae -- Quillfish |
| Rachycentridae -- Cobia |
| Radiicephalidae |
| Rajidae -- Skates |
| Regalecidae -- Oarfishes |
| Retropinnidae -- New Zealand Smelts |
| Rhamphichthyidae -- Sand Knifefishes |
| Rhamphocottidae -- Grunt Sculpins |
| Rhincodontidae -- Whale Shark |
| Rhiniodontidae |
| Rhinobatidae -- Guitarfish |
| Rhinochimaeridae -- Longnose Chimaeras |
| Rhinoprenidae |
| Rhinopteridae |
| Rhyacichthyidae -- Loach Gobies |
| Rhynchobatidae |
| Rivulidae -- Rivulines |
| Rondeletiidae -- Redmouth Whalefishes |
| Saccopharyngidae -- Swallowers |
| Salangidae -- Icefishes; Noodlefishes |
| Salmonidae -- Salmonids |
| Samaridae |
| Scaridae -- Parrotfishes |
| Scatophagidae -- Scats |
| Schilbeidae -- Schilbid Catfishes |
| Schilbidae |
| Schindleriidae |
| Sciaenidae -- Drums; Croakers |
| Scoloplacidae -- Spiny Dwarf Catfishes |
| Scomberesocidae -- Sauries |
| Scombridae -- Mackerels; Tunas; Bonitos |
| Scombrolabracidae |
| Scombropidae -- Gnomefishes |
| Scopelarchidae -- Pearleyes |
| Scopelosauridae |
| Scophthalmidae -- Turbots |
| Scorpaenidae -- Scorpionfishes; Rockfishes; Sebastidae |
| Scorpididae |
| Scyliorhinidae -- Cat Sharks |
| Scytalinidae -- Graveldivers |
| Searsidae |
| Serranidae -- Sea basses; Groupers; Fairy basslets |
| Serrasalmidae |
| Serrivomeridae -- Sawtooth Eels |
| Setarchidae |
| Siganidae -- Rabbitfishes |
| Sillaginidae -- Smelt-whitings |
| Siluridae -- Sheatfishes |
| Simenchelyidae |
| Sisoridae -- Sisorid Catfishes |
| Soleidae -- Soles |
| Solenostomidae -- Ghost Pipefishes |
| Sparidae -- Porgies |
| Sphyraenidae -- Barracudas |
| Sphyrnidae -- Hammerhead Sharks; Bonnethead Sharks; Scoopheads Sharks |
| Squalidae -- Dogfish Sharks |
| Squatinidae -- Angel Sharks |
| Stegostomatidae -- Zebra Sharks |
| Steindachneriidae |
| Stephanoberycidae -- Priklefishes |
| Sternoptychidae |
| Sternopygidae -- Glass Knifefishes |
| Stichaeidae -- Pricklebacks |
| Stomiidae -- Barbeled Dragonfishes |
| Stromateidae -- Butterfishes |
| Stylephoridae -- Tube-eyes; Thread-tails |
| Sundasalangidae -- Sundaland Noodlefishes |
| Symphysanodontidae |
| Synanceiidae -- Stonefishes |
| Synaphobranchidae -- Cutthroat Eels |
| Synbranchidae -- Swamp-eels; Amphipnoidae |
| Syngnathidae -- Pipefishes; Seahorses |
| Synodontidae -- Lizardfishes |
| Telmatherinidae -- Sailfin Silversides |
| Teraponidae |
| Terapontidae -- Grunters; Tigerperches |
| Tetrabrachiidae |
| Tetragonuridae -- Squaretails |
| Tetraodontidae -- Puffers |
| Tetrarogidae -- Wasp Fishes |
| Thaumatichthyidae -- Wolftrap Anglers |
| Torpedinidae -- Electric Rays |
| Toxotidae -- Archerfishes |
| Trachichthyidae -- Slimeheads |
| Trachinidae -- Weaverfishes |
| Trachipteridae -- Ribbonfishes |
| Triacanthidae -- Triplespines |
| Triacanthodidae -- Spikefishes |
| Triakidae -- Houndsharks |
| Trichiuridae -- Cutlassfishes |
| Trichodontidae -- Sandfishes |
| Trichomycteridae -- Pencil catfishes; Parasitic catfishes |
| Trichonotidae -- Sanddivers |
| Triglidae -- Searobins |
| Triodontidae -- Three-toothed Puffer |
| Tripterygiidae -- Threefin Blennies |
| Trypauchenidae |
| Umbridae -- Mudminnows |
| Uranoscopidae -- Stargazers |
| Urolophidae -- Round Rays |
| Valenciidae |
| Veliferidae -- Velifers |
| Xenisthmidae |
| Xenocephalidae |
| Xenocongridae |
| Xiphiidae -- Swordfish |
| Zanclidae -- Moorish Idol |
| Zaniolepidae |
| Zaniolepididae |
| Zaproridae -- Prowfish |
| Zeidae -- Dories |
| Zeniontidae -- Zeniontids; Zenionidae |
| Zoarcidae -- Eelpouts |
| Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 -- Mammals |
| Abrocomidae -- Chinchilla rats |
| Acrobatidae -- Feather-tail gliders; Pygmy gliders |
| Agoutidae -- Pacas |
| Ailuropodidae |
| Anomaluridae -- Scaly-tailed Squirrels |
| Antilocapridae -- Pronghorn antelopes |
| Aplodontiidae -- Mountain Beavers |
| Balaenidae -- Right whales; Rorquals |
| Balaenopteridae -- Finner whales |
| Bathyergidae -- Mole rats; Blesmoles |
| Bovidae -- Antelopes; Cattle; Gazelles; Goats; Sheep |
| Bradypodidae -- Three-toed sloths |
| Burramyidae -- Pygmy possums |
| Caenolestidae -- Shrew opossums |
| Callimiconidae |
| Callithricidae |
| Callitrichidae -- Marmosets; Tamarins |
| Camelidae -- Camels; Llamas |
| Canidae -- Coyotes; Dogs; Foxes; Jackals; Wolves |
| Capromyidae -- West Indian hutias |
| Castoridae -- Beavers |
| Caviidae -- Cavies |
| Cebidae -- New world monkeys |
| Cercopithecidae -- Old world monkeys |
| Cervidae -- Deer; Elk; Moose; Caribou |
| Cheirogaleidae -- Dwarf lemurs; Mouse lemurs |
| Chinchillidae -- Chinchillas; Viscachas |
| Chrysochloridae -- Golden moles |
| Craseonycteridae -- Bumblebee bat; Hog-nosed bat |
| Cricetidae |
| Ctenodactylidae -- Gundis |
| Ctenomyidae -- Tucu-tucus; Tuco-tucos |
| Cynocephalidae -- Flying Lemurs; Colugos |
| Dasypodidae -- Armadillos |
| Dasyproctidae -- Agoutis; Acuchis |
| Dasyuridae -- Dasyurids; Marsupial mice; Marsupial cats; Tasmanian devil |
| Daubentoniidae -- Aye-ayes |
| Delphinidae -- Dolphins; Killer whales; Pilot whales |
| Didelphidae -- Opossums; American opossums |
| Dinomyidae -- Giant rats; Pacarana |
| Dipodidae -- Birch mice; Jerboas; Jumping mice |
| Dugongidae -- Dugong; Sea cow |
| Echimyidae -- Spiny rats |
| Elephantidae -- Elephants |
| Emballonuridae -- Sac-winged bats; Sheath-tailed bats |
| Equidae -- Horses; Asses; Zebras |
| Erethizontidae -- New world porcupines |
| Erinaceidae -- Hedgehogs; Gymnures |
| Eschrichtiidae -- Gray whales |
| Felidae -- Cats; Lions; Cheetahs |
| Furipteridae -- Smoky bats; Thumbless bats |
| Galagidae |
| Galagonidae -- Galagos; Bushbabies |
| Geomyidae -- Pocket gophers |
| Giraffidae -- Giraffes; Okapis |
| Gliridae |
| Heptaxodontidae -- Giant hutias |
| Herpestidae -- Mongooses |
| Heteromyidae -- Kangaroo rats; Pocket mice |
| Hippopotamidae -- Hippopotamuses; Hippos |
| Hominidae -- Humans; Great apes |
| Hyaenidae -- Aardwolves; Hyenas |
| Hydrochaeridae -- Capybara |
| Hydrochoeridae |
| Hylobatidae -- Gibbons; Lesser apes |
| Hypsiprymnodontidae -- Rat-kangaroos; Bettongs; Potoroos; Potoroidae; Hypsoprymnodontidae |
| Hystricidae -- Old world porcupines |
| Indridae -- Indris; Sifakas |
| Indriidae |
| Iniidae |
| Kogiidae |
| Laonastidae |
| Lemuridae -- True lemurs |
| Leporidae -- Hares; Rabbits |
| Loridae -- Lorises |
| Lorisidae |
| Macropodidae -- Kangaroos; Wallabies |
| Macroscelididae -- Elephant shrews |
| Manidae -- Pangolins |
| Megadermatidae -- False vampire bats |
| Megaladapidae -- Giant lemurs; Sportive lemurs |
| Megalonychidae -- Megalonychid sloths; Two-toed sloths |
| Mephitidae |
| Microbiotheriidae -- Monito del monte |
| Molossidae -- Free-tailed bats |
| Monodontidae -- Belugas; Narwhals |
| Mormoopidae -- Ghost-faced bat; Moustached bats; Naked-backed bats |
| Moschidae -- Musk deer |
| Muridae -- Mice; Rats; Voles |
| Mustelidae -- Badgers; Otters; Skunks; Weasels |
| Myocastoridae -- Coypus; Nutria |
| Myoxidae -- Dormice; Hazel mice |
| Myrmecobiidae -- Numbats |
| Myrmecophagidae -- Anteaters |
| Mystacinidae -- New Zealand short-tailed bats |
| Myzopodidae -- Old World sucker-footed bat |
| Natalidae -- Funnel eared bats |
| Neobalaenidae -- Pygmy right whale |
| Nesophontidae -- Nesophontid insectivores; Extinct West Indian shrews |
| Noctilionidae -- Bull-dog bats; Mastiff bats |
| Notoryctidae -- Marsupial moles |
| Nycteridae -- Slit-faced bats; Hollow-faced bats |
| Ochotonidae -- Pikas |
| Octodontidae -- Degus; Rock rats; Viscacha rats |
| Odobenidae -- Walruses |
| Ornithorhynchidae -- Platypus; Duck-billed platypus |
| Orycteropodidae -- Aardvarks |
| Otariidae -- Fur seals; Sea lions |
| Pedetidae -- Springhares, Springhaas |
| Peramelidae -- Australian bandicoots |
| Peroryctidae -- New Guinea bandicoots; Rainforest bandicoots |
| Petauridae -- Gliders; Leadbeaters possum; Striped possums |
| Petromuridae -- Dassie rat |
| Petromyidae |
| Phalangeridae -- Brushtail possums; Cuscuses |
| Phascolarctidae -- Koalas |
| Phocidae -- Seals |
| Phocoenidae -- Porpoises |
| Phyllostomatidae |
| Phyllostomidae -- New World leaf-nosed bats |
| Physeteridae -- Sperm whales |
| Pitheciidae |
| Platacanthomyidae |
| Platanistidae -- River dolphins |
| Pongidae |
| Procaviidae -- Hyraxes; Dassies; Conies |
| Procyonidae -- Cacomistles; Coatis; Raccoons |
| Pseudocheiridae -- Ringtailed possums |
| Pteropodidae -- Old world fruit-eating bats; Flying foxes |
| Rhinocerotidae -- Rhinoceroses |
| Rhinolophidae -- Horseshoe bats; Old World leaf-nosed bats; Hipposideridae |
| Rhinopomatidae -- Long-tailed bats; Mouse-tailed bats |
| Rhizomyidae |
| Sciuridae -- Squirrels |
| Seleviniidae |
| Solenodontidae -- Solenodons; Almiquis |
| Soricidae -- Shrews |
| Spalacidae |
| Suidae -- Hogs; Pigs |
| Tachyglossidae -- Echidnas; Spiny anteaters |
| Talpidae -- Moles; Desmans; Shrew moles |
| Tapiridae -- Tapirs |
| Tarsiidae -- Tarsiers |
| Tarsipedidae -- Honey possums |
| Tayassuidae -- Peccaries |
| Tenrecidae -- Tenrecs |
| Thryonomyidae -- Cane rats |
| Thylacinidae -- Tasmanian wolf; Thylacine |
| Thylacomyidae |
| Thyropteridae -- Disc-winged bats |
| Tragulidae -- Chevrotains; Mouse deer |
| Trichechidae -- Manatees |
| Tupaiidae -- Tree shrews |
| Ursidae -- Bears |
| Vespertilionidae -- Evening bats; Vesper bats; Miniopteridae |
| Viverridae -- Civets; Genets; Linsangs |
| Vombatidae -- Wombats |
| Zapodidae |
| Ziphiidae -- Beaked whales |
| Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 -- Reptiles |
| Amphisbaenia -- Amphisbaenians; Worm lizards |
| Amphisbaenidae Gray, 1865 -- Tropical worm lizards |
| Bipedidae Taylor, 1951 |
| Rhineuridae Vanzolini, 1951 -- North american worm lizards |
| Trogonophidae Gray, 1865 -- Palearctic worm lizards |
| Crocodylia |
| Alligatoridae |
| Crocodylidae |
| Gavialidae |
| Rhynchocephalia |
| Sphenodontidae -- Tuataras |
| Sauria -- Lizards |
| Agamidae -- Agamas |
| Anguidae -- Glass Lizards; Alligator Lizards; Lateral Fold Lizards |
| Anniellidae -- American Legless lizards |
| Chamaeleonidae -- Chameleons |
| Chamaeleontidae |
| Cordylidae -- Spinytail lizards |
| Corytophanidae -- Casquehead lizards |
| Crotaphytidae -- Collared lizards |
| Dibamidae -- Blind lizards |
| Gekkonidae -- Geckoes; Diplodactylidae |
| Gerrhosauridae |
| Gymnophthalmidae -- Spectacled lizards |
| Helodermatidae -- Gila Monsters |
| Hoplocercidae -- Wood lizards; Clubtails |
| Iguanidae -- Iguanas; Spinytail Iguanas |
| Lacertidae -- Wall lizards |
| Lanthanotidae -- Earless Monitor lizards |
| Opluridae -- Madagascar iguanids |
| Phrynosomatidae -- Earless lizards; North American spiny lizards |
| Polychrotidae -- Anoles |
| Pygopodidae -- Legless lizards |
| Scincidae -- Skinks |
| Teiidae -- Whiptails; Tegus |
| Tropiduridae -- Neotropical ground lizards |
| Varanidae -- Monitor Lizards |
| Xantusiidae -- Night lizards |
| Xenosauridae -- Knob-scaled Lizards |
| Serpentes -- Snakes |
| Acrochordidae -- File Snakes |
| Aniliidae -- Pipe Snakes |
| Anomalepidae -- Dawn Blind Snakes |
| Anomochilidae -- Dwarf pipe snakes |
| Atractaspididae -- Mole vipers |
| Boidae -- Boas; Pythons |
| Bolyeridae -- Round Island Boas |
| Colubridae -- Colubrids |
| Cylindrophiidae -- Asian Pipe Snakes |
| Elapidae -- Cobras; Kraits; Coral Snakes |
| Hydrophiidae -- Sea Snakes |
| Ilysiidae -- Pipe Snakes |
| Leptotyphlopidae -- Slender Blind Snakes |
| Loxocemidae -- Mexican Burrowing Pythons |
| Tropidophiidae -- Woodsnakes; Round island boas |
| Typhlopidae -- Blind Snakes |
| Uropeltidae -- Short-tail Snakes |
| Viperidae -- Vipers; Pit Vipers |
| Xenopeltidae -- Sunbeam Snakes |
| Testudines -- Turtles; Tortoises |
| Bataguridae |
| Carettochelyidae -- Pig-nose Turtles |
| Chelidae -- Austro-American Sideneck Turtles |
| Cheloniidae -- Sea Turtles |
| Chelydridae -- Snapping Turtles |
| Dermatemydidae -- River Turtles; Mesoamerican river turtle |
| Dermochelyidae -- Leatherback Turtles |
| Emydidae -- Pond Turtles; Box Turtles; Water Turtles |
| Geoemydidae |
| Kinosternidae -- Mud Turtles; Musk Turtles |
| Pelomedusidae -- Afro-American Sideneck Turtles |
| Platysternidae |
| Podocnemididae |
| Testudinidae -- Tortoises |
| Trionychidae -- Softshell Turtles |
| Updated: 2012-10-31 16:58:36 |
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