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Caudata

Caudata is an order in the class Amphibia. This database currently files 2 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 51 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
2
Countries recorded
51
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Caudata?

2 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Ambystomatidae

    axolotl

    1 species
  2. Salamandridae

    fire salamander

    1 species

Best-known members of Caudata

Ranked by popularity score.

CR, Critically Endangered
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Ambystomatidae

How threatened is Caudata?

2 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered150%
VUVulnerable150%

Where is Caudata recorded?

Species on file in this order with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Canada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesRussia: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesAlgeria: 1 speciesJordan: 1 speciesIran: 1 speciesSyria: 1 speciesSweden: 2 speciesUkraine: 2 speciesPoland: 1 speciesAustria: 1 speciesHungary: 1 speciesRomania: 1 speciesLatvia: 1 speciesEstonia: 1 speciesGermany: 2 speciesBulgaria: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesAlbania: 1 speciesCroatia: 1 speciesSwitzerland: 1 speciesLuxembourg: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 2 speciesGeorgia: 1 speciesSlovenia: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesSlovakia: 1 speciesCzechia: 1 speciesJapan: 2 speciesMorocco: 1 speciesBosnia and Herz.: 1 speciesMacedonia: 1 speciesSerbia: 1 speciesMontenegro: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Germany2
  2. United States2
  3. Japan2
  4. United Kingdom2
  5. Sweden2
  6. Ukraine2
  7. Mexico1
  8. Canada1
  9. Brazil1
  10. New Zealand1
  11. Georgia1
  12. France1
  13. Switzerland1
  14. Belgium1
  15. Portugal1
  16. Austria1
  17. Spain1
  18. Italy1
  19. Luxembourg1
  20. Czechia1

All species in Caudata

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerableNot recorded46
AxolotlAmbystoma mexicanumAmbystomatidaeCritically EndangeredNot recorded11