Family Proteidae Hogg 1838 (mudpuppy)
Osteichthyes - Caudata - Urodela
PaleoDB taxon number: 37354
Parent taxon: Urodela according to K.-Q. Gao and N. H. Shubin 2001
Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Cocytinidae, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Hynobiidae, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Liaoxitriton, Meantes, Menopomidae, Neocaudata, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Pleurodelidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Salamandridae, Salamandroidea, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Thoriidae, Valdotriton
Subtaxa: Mioproteus, Necturus, Orthophyia, Paranecturus, Proteus
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