Urodela
/ˌjʊərə(ʊ)ˈdiːlə
/plural noun Zoology
An order of amphibians that comprises the newts and salamanders, which retain the tail as adults. Also called Caudata.There are more than 4,000 species of modern amphibians in three orders; in addition to the Anura, the Urodela (salamanders and newts) and Gymnophiona (caecilians - worm-like, with no limbs)....
- They include all the members of the order Urodela, including the newts (family Salamandridae).
- Middle Jurassic salamanders are more primitive than members of the modern families, but unequivocally belong to the Urodela.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from uro-2 'tail' + Greek dēlos 'evident'.
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