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The newts and salamanders and their allies, which comprise the order Urodela, have an elongated body, a long tail and, in most cases, two pairs of limbs of about the same size. In these respects they resemble the extinct labyrinthodonts and lepospondyls.
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© 1981 J. E. Webb, J. A. Wallwork and J. H. Elgood
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Webb, J.E., Wallwork, J.A., Elgood, J.H. (1981). Newts and Salamanders. In: Guide to Living Amphibians. Classification Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16543-8_4
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