What is Cryptobranchoidea?
{{Taxobox | name = Cryptobranchoidea | image = Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Cryptobranchus alleganiensis]]'' | fossil_range = [[Jurassic]] - Recent | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Amphibia]] | subclassis = [[Lissamphibia]] | ordo = [[Salamander|Caudata]] | subordo = '''Cryptobranchoidea''' | subdivision_ranks = [[Family (biology)|Family]] | subdivision = *†''[[Nesovtriton|Nesovtriton mynbulakensis]]'' *†''[[Regalerpeton|Regalerpeton weichangensis]]'' *[[Cryptobranchidae]] *[[Hynobiidae]] }} '''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'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cryptobranchidae.html|title=ADW:Family Cryptobranchidae: giant salamanders and hellbenders|first=Heather|last=Heying}}</ref> ==Description== This suborder has only two families. Other families went [[extinct]] in the past and are only known as fossils. *''[[Cryptobranchidae]]'' *''[[Hynobiidae]]'' ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Salamanders]]