There is a huge variety of animals found in the class of Amphibia. Amphibians are classified into three main orders, each having its own species. The first order is Anura. Anura means “absence of tails”. Frogs and toads belong to this order, which is also known as Salientia.
The second order is the Gymnophiona, which is also known as Apoda. A little known species that belong to this order is Caecilians. About 50 species of amphibians belong to this order. They are mostly found in tropical forests and freshwater sediments. They are aquatic in nature and are found in Africa and South Asia and America. Gymnophiona species resemble large worms and lack limbs.
The third order is Caudate, which is also called as Urodela. The Species that belong to this order are salamanders and newts. About 500 species belong to this order. The term Caudate means ‘tail’. The species in this category have tails and four limbs. Around 90 per cent of known amphibians are frogs.
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