Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Cryptobranchoidea
Familia: Cryptobranchidae
Genera: Andrias - Cryptobranchus

Name

Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826

Type genus: Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821

Synonyms

* Cryptobranchoidea Fitzinger, 1826
* Cryptobranchi — Wagler, 1828
* Menopomatidae Hogg, 1838
* Andriadini Bonaparte, 1839
* Andriadina Bonaparte, 1840
* Protonopsina Bonaparte, 1840
* Protonopsidina — Bonaparte, 1840
* Salamandropes Fitzinger, 1843
* Andriadidae — Bonaparte, 1845
* Andriantidae — Bonaparte, 1850
* Andriantina — Bonaparte, 1850
* Sieboldiidae Bonaparte, 1850
* Sieboldinae — Bonaparte, 1850
* Protonopseidae — Bonaparte, 1850
* Protonopseina — Bonaparte, 1850
* Protonopsidae Gray, 1850
* Menopomida — Smith, 1877
* Menopomidae — Jordan, 1878
* Cryptobranchidae — Cope, 1889
* Cryptobranchoidea — Dunn, 1922
* Cryptobranchinae — Regal, 1966
* Cryptobranchoidia — Dubois, 2005

References

* Fitzinger, 1826, Neue Class. Rept.: 42.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Cryptobranchidae access date 28 July 2008

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Giant Salamanders
日本語: オオサンショウウオ科
Polski: Skrytoskrzelne
Suomi: Jättiläissalamanterit