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Batrachia

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A beautiful Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) sitting on a leaf.

What Are Batrachia?

Batrachia is a special group of animals that includes frogs and salamanders. These animals are part of a bigger family called amphibians. Scientists use the name Batrachia to help them understand how frogs and salamanders are related to each other.

A Name From Long Ago

The name Batrachia was first used by a scientist named Pierre André Latreille from France in the year 1800. He was studying frogs and noticed something special about them. Since then, scientists have learned more about these animals and their family tree.

Learning About Their Past

Some of the earliest animals that might be related to today’s frogs lived about 250 million years ago. These tiny frogs help scientists learn about how life on Earth has changed over millions of years. By studying Batrachia, we can discover amazing facts about how animals like frogs and salamanders have lived and grown for such a long time.

Images

An artist’s reconstruction of Albanerpeton, an ancient amphibian that lived millions of years ago in Europe and North America.
Scientific illustration of Eocaecilia micropodia, an ancient burrowing amphibian from the early Jurassic period.
An artist’s pencil drawing of Triadobatrachus, an ancient frog from the Triassic period found in Madagascar.
Scientific illustration of Triassurus sixtelae, an ancient amphibian from the Triassic period.
A friendly frog icon for navigation or categories

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