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Neobatrachia
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Neobatrachia are a suborder of order Anura, i.e. of frogs or toads. As the name suggests, this suborder, of the three, is the newest (neo-). It is also the largest, with more than 5,000 different species making up over 96% of all frogs.
The differentiation between Archaeobatrachia, Mesobatrachia, and Neobatrachia—which is somewhat controversial, and as more research is done and more knowledge is gained is even becoming less clear, because many characteristics used for this differentiation apply to more than one group—is mainly based primarily anatomic differences, especially the skeletal structure as well as several visible characteristics and behaviors.
atrachia are generally sorted into five superfamilies–although this division is also controversial, as some families are classified into different superfamilies, depending on scientific paper.
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Neobatrachia are a suborder of order Anura, i.e. of frogs or toads. As the name suggests, this suborder, of the three, is the newest (neo-). It is also the largest, with more than 5,000 different species making up over 96% of all frogs.
The differentiation between Archaeobatrachia, Mesobatrachia, and Neobatrachia—which is somewhat controversial, and as more research is done and more knowledge is gained is even becoming less clear, because many characteristics used for this differentiation apply to more than one group—is mainly based primarily anatomic differences, especially the skeletal structure as well as several visible characteristics and behaviors.
Taxonomy
Neobatrachia are generally sorted into five superfamilies–although this division is also controversial, as some families are classified into different superfamilies, depending on scientific paper. They are usually classified into the following superfamilies:
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