Cryptobranchoidea

Cryptobranchoidea is a suborder of salamanders. They are found in eastern North America, China, Taiwan, and Japan. They are known as primitive salamanders. This is in contrast to Salamandroidea, or advanced salamander.^[1]

Cryptobranchoidea Temporal range: Jurassic - Recent
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Subclass:	Lissamphibia
Order:	Caudata
Suborder:	Cryptobranchoidea
Family
†Nesovtriton mynbulakensis †Regalerpeton weichangensis Cryptobranchidae Hynobiidae

Description

This suborder has only two families. Other families went extinct in the past and are only known as fossils.

• Cryptobranchidae
• Hynobiidae