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List of Amphibians (Salamanders and Caecilians)

Order Anura (Frogs)

Suborder Archaeobatrachia

Family Ascaphidae

• Genus Ascaphus
  • Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (A. montanus)
  • Tailed Frog (A. truei)

Family Bombinatoridae

• Genus Barbouula
  • Barbourula busuangensis
  • Barbourula kalimantanensis
• Genus Bombina (Fire-bellied toads)
  • European Fire-bellied Toad (B. bombina)
  • Guangxi Fire-bellied Toad (B. fortinuptialis)
  • Lichuan Bell Toad (B. lichuanensis
  • Giant Fire-bellied Toad (B. maxima)
  • Hubei Fire-bellied Toad (B. microdeladigitora)
  • Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (B. orientalis)
  • Appenine Yellow-bellied Toad (B. pachypus)
  • Yellow-bellied Toad (B. variegata)

Family Discoglossidae

• Genus Alytes
  • Alytes cisternasii
  • Alytes dickhilleni
  • Alytes muletensis
  • Alytes obstetricans
• Genus Discoglossus
  • Discoglossus hispanicus
  • Discoglossus jeanneae
  • Discoglossus montalenti
  • Israel painted frog (Discoglossus nigriventer)
  • Discoglossus pictus
  • Discoglossus sardus

Family Leiopelmatidae

• Genus Leiopelma
  • Leiopelma archeyi
  • Leiopelma hamiltoni
  • Leiopelma hochstetteri
  • Leiopelma pakeka

Suborder Mesobatrachia

Family Megophryidae

• Genus Atympanophrys
• Genus Brachytarsophrys
• Genus Leptobrachella
• Genus Leptobrachium
• Genus Leptolalax
• Genus Megophrys
• Genus Ophryophryne
• Genus Oreolalax
• Genus Scutiger
• Genus Vibrissaphora
• Genus Xenophrys

Family Pelobatidae

• Genus Pelobates (European Spadefoot Toads)
  • Western Spadefoot (P. cultripes)
  • Common Spadefoot (P. fuscus)
  • Eastern Spadefoot (P. syriacus)
  • Moroccan Spadefoot Toad (P. varaldii)

Family Pipidae

• Genus Hymenochirus (Dwarf Clawed Frogs)
• Genus Pseudhymenochirus (Dwarf Clawed Frogs)
• Genus Pipa (Star Fingered Toads or Surinam Toads)
• Genus Silurana (Tropical Clawed Frogs)
• Genus Xenopus (African Clawed Frogs)
  • Volcano clawed frog (X. amieti)
  • Andre's clawed frog (X. andrei)
  • Kenyan clawed frog (X. borealis)
  • Mawa clawed frog (X. boumbaensis)
  • Eritrea clawed frog (X. clivii)
  • Fraser's clawed frog (X. fraseri)
  • Cape clawed frog (X. gilli)
  • African clawed frog (X. laevis)
  • X. largeni
  • Savannah clawed frog (X. longipes)
  • Muller's clawed frog (X. muelleri)
• Bouchia clawed frog (X. pygmaeus)
  • Uganda clawed frog (X. ruwenzoriensis)
  • Kivu clawed frog (X. vestitus)
  • Witte's clawed frog (X. wittei)

Family Scaphiopodidae

• Genus Scaphiopus (Spade Foot Toads)
  • Great Plains Spadefoot (S. couchii)
  • Eastern Spadefoot (S. holbrookii)
  • Hurter's Spadefoot (S. huerterii )
• Genus Spea (Western Spadefoots)
  • Plains Spadefoot (S. bombifrons)
  • Western Spadefoot (S. hammondii)
  • Great Basin Spadefoot (S. intermontana)
  • Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)

Suborder Neobatrachia

Family Arthroleptidae

• Genus Arthroleptis
• Genus Cardioglossa (Long-Fingered Frogs)
• Genus Schoutedenella

Family Bufonidae

• Genus Ansonia
• Genus Atelopus
• Genus Bufo
• Genus Capensibufo
• Genus Crepidophryne
• Genus Dendrophryniscus
• Genus Didynamipus
• Genus Frostius
• Genus Laurentophryne
• Genus Leptophryne
• Genus Melanophryniscus
• Genus Mertensophryne
• Genus Nectophryne
• Genus Nectophrynoides
• Genus Nimbaphrynoides
• Genus Oreophrynella
• Genus Osornophryne
• Genus Pedostibes
• Genus Pelophryne
• Genus Peltophryne
• Genus Pseudobufo
• Genus Rhamphophryne
• Genus Werneria
• Genus Wolterstorffina

Family Dendrobatidae

• Genus Allobates
• Genus Aromobates
• Genus Colostethus
• Genus Dendrobates
• Genus Epipedobates
• Genus Mannophryne
• Genus Minyobates
• Genus Nephelobates
• Genus Phobobates
• Genus Phyllobates

Family Heleophrynidae

• Genus Heleophryne (Ghost Frogs)
• Hewitt's Ghost Frog (H. hewitti)
• Natal Ghost Frog (H. natalensis)
• Eastern Ghost Frog (H. orientalis)
• Purcell's Ghost Frog (H. purcelli)
• Royal Ghost Frog (H. regis)
• Rose's Ghost Frog (H. rosei)

Family Hemisotidae

• Genus Hemisus (Shovelnose frogs)
  • H. barotseensis
  • H. brachydactylus
  • H. guineensis
  • H. guttatus
  • H. marmoratus
  • H. microscaphus
  • H. olivaceus
  • H. perreti
  • H. wittei

Family Leptodactylidae

• Subfamily Ceratophryinae
  • Genus Ceratophrys
  • Genus Chacophrys
  • Genus Lepidobatrachus
  • Genus Macrogenioglottus
  • Genus Odontophrynus
  • Genus Proceratophrys
• Subfamily Hylodinae
  • ...
• Subfamily Leptodactylinae
  • Genus Adenomera
  • Genus Edalorhina
  • Genus Hydrolaetare
  • Genus Leptodactylus
  • Genus Limnomedusa
  • Genus Lithodytes
  • Genus Physalaemus
  • Genus Pleurodema
  • Genus Pseudopaludicola
  • Genus Vanzolinius
• Subfamily Telmatobiinae
  • Genus Alsodes
  • Genus Atelognathus
  • Genus Batrachophrynus
  • Genus Batrachyla
  • Genus Caudiverbera
  • Genus Eupsophus
  • Genus Hylorina
  • Genus Insuetophrynus
  • Genus Somuncuria
  • Genus Telmatobius
  • Genus Telmatobufo

Family Microhylidae

• Subfamily Asterophryinae
• Subfamily Brevicipitinae
• Subfamily Cophylinae
• Subfamily Dyscophinae
• Subfamily Genyophryninae
• Subfamily Melanobatrachinae
• Subfamily Microhylinae
• Subfamily Phrynomerinae
• Subfamily Scaphiophryninae

Family Myobatrachidae

• Genus Limnodynastes
  • Eastern Banjo Frog (L. dumerilii)
  • ...
• Genus Pseudophryne
  • Corroboree frog (P. corroboree and P. pengilleyi)
  • ...
• ...

Family Nasikabatrachidae

• Genus Nasikabatrachus
  • Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)

Family Rhinodermatidae

• Genus Rhinoderma
  • Darwin's Frog (R. darwinii)
  • Chile Darwin's Frog (R. rufum) {extinct?}

Family Sooglossidae

• Genus Nesomantis
  • Thomasset's Frog (N. thomasseti)
• Genus Sooglossus (Seychelles Frogs)
  • Gardiner's Seychelles Frog (S. gardineri)
  • S. pipilodryas
  • Seychelles Frog (S. sechellensis)

Order Caudata (Salamanders)

Suborder Cryptobranchoidea (Giant salamanders)

Family Cryptobranchidae (Giant salamanders)

• Giant Salamanders (Andrias)
  • Chinese Giant Salamander (A. davidianus)
  • Japanese Giant Salamander (A. japonicus)
• Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus)
  • Hellbender (C. alleganiensis)

Family Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)

• Mountain Salamanders (Batrachuperus)
  • Batrachuperus cochranae
  • Batrachuperus gorganensis
  • Batrachuperus karlschmidti
  • Batrachuperus londongensis
  • Batrachuperus mustersi
  • Batrachuperus persicus
  • Batrachuperus pinchonii
  • Batrachuperus taibaiensis
  • Batrachuperus tibetanus
  • Batrachuperus yenyuanensis
• Hynobiids (Hynobius)
  • Hynobius abei
  • Hynobius amjiensis
  • Hynobius arisanensis
  • Hynobius boulengeri
  • Hynobius chinensis
  • Hynobius dunni
  • Hynobius formosanus
  • Hynobius hidamontanus
  • Hynobius kimurae
  • Hynobius leechii
  • Hynobius lichenatus
  • Hynobius naevius
  • Hynobius nebulosus
  • Hynobius nigrescens
  • Hynobius okiensis
  • Hynobius quelpartensis
  • Hynobius retardatus
  • Hynobius sonani
  • Hynobius stejnegeri
  • Hynobius takedai
  • Hynobius tokyoensis
  • Hynobius tsuensis
  • Hynobius turkestanicus
  • Hynobius yangi
  • Hynobius yiwuensis
  • Hynobius yunanicus
• Clawed salamanders (Onychodactylus)
  • Fischer's Clawed Salamander (O. fischeri)
  • Japanese Clawed Salamander (O. japonicus)
• Pachyhynobius
  • Shangcheng Salamander (P. shangchengensis)
• Protohynobius
  • Puxiong's Protohynobiid (P. puxiongensis)
• Ranodon
  • Yellow-spotted Salamander (R. flavomaculatus or Pseudohynobius flavumaculatus)
  • Sichuan Salamander (R. shihi or Liua shihi)
  • Siberian Salamander (R. sibiricus)
  • Shaanxi Salamander (R. tsinpaensis or Pseudohynobius tsinpaensis)
• Salamandrella
  • Dybowski's Salamander (S. keyserlingii)

Suborder Salamandroidea (Advanced Salamanders)

Family Ambystomatidae (Mole salamanders)

• Ambystoma
  • Blunt-Headed Salamander (A. amblycephalum)
  • Anderson's Salamander (A. andersoni)
  • Ringed Salamander (A. annulatum)
  • Streamside Salamander (A. barbouri)
  • Delicate-Skinned Salamander (A. bombypellum)
  • California Tiger Salamander (A. californiense)
  • Flatwoods Salamander (A. cingulatum)
  • Lake Patzuaro Salamander (A. dumerilii)
  • Yellow-Headed Salamander (A. flavipiperatum)
  • Northwestern Salamander (A. gracile)
  • Granular Salamander (A. granulosum)
  • Jefferson Salamander (A. jeffersonianum)
  • Blue-spotted Salamander (A. laterale)
  • Lake Lerma Salamander (A. lermaensis)
  • Mabee's Salamander (A. mabeei)
  • Long-toed Salamander (A. macrodactylum)
  • Spotted Salamander (A. maculatum)
  • Axolotl (A. mexicanum)
  • Marbled Salamander (A. opacum)
  • Puerto Honda Stream Salamander (A. ordinarium)
  • Tarahumara Salamander (A. rosaceum)
  • Mole salamander (A. talpoideum)
  • Taylor's Salamander (A. taylori)
  • Small-mouthed Salamander (A. texanum)
  • Tiger Salamander (A. tigrinum)
  • Mexican Tiger Salamander (A. velasci)
• Rhyacosiredon
  • Mountain Stream Salamander (R. altimirani)
  • Leora's Salamander (R. leorae)
  • Michoacan Stream Salamander (R. rivularis)

Family Amphiumidae (Amphiumas or Congo Eels)

• Amphiuma
  • Three-toed Amphiuma (A. tridactylum)
  • Two-toed Amphiuma (A. means)
  • One-toed Amphiuma (A. pholeter)

Family Dicamptodontidae (Pacific giant salamanders)

• Dicamptodon
  • Idaho Giant Salamander (D. aterrimus)
  • Cope's Giant Salamander (D. copei)
  • California Giant Salamander (D. ensatus)
  • Pacific giant salamander (D. tenebrosus)

Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)

• Subfamily Desmognathinae
  • Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus)
    • Cumberland Dusky Salamander (D. abditus)
    • Cherokee Salamander (D. aeneus)
    • Apalachicola Dusky Salamander (D. apalachicolae)
    • Southern Dusky Salamander (D. auriculatus)
    • Brimley's Salamander (D. brimleyorum)
    • Carolina Mountain Salamander (D. carolinensis)
    • Spotted Dusky Salamander (D. conanti)
    • Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander (D. folkertsi)
    • Northern Dusky Salamander (D. fuscus)
    • Imitator Salamander (D. imitator)
    • Shovel-nosed Salamander (D. marmoratus)
    • Seal Salamander (D. monticola)
    • Allegheny Mountain Salamander (D. ochrophaeus)
    • Ocoee Salamander (D. ocoee)
    • Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander (D. orestes)
    • Black-bellied Salamander (D. quadramaculatus)
    • Santeetlah Dusky Salamander (D. santeetlah)
    • Black Mountain Salamander (D. welteri)
    • Pygmy Salamander (D. wrighti)
  • Red Hills Salamanders (Phaeognathus)
    • Red Hills Salamander (P. hubrichti)
• Subfamily Plethodontinae
  • Arboreal Salamanders (Aneides) - 6 species
  • Slender Salamanders (Batrachoseps)
    • California slender salamander - (B. attenuatus)
    • Inyo Mountains salamander - (B. campi)
    • Hell Hollow slender salamander - (B. diabolicus)
    • San Gabriel slender salamander - (B. gabrieli)
    • Gregarious slender salamander - (B. gregarius)
    • Sequoia slender salamander - (B. kawia)
    • Garden slender salamander - (B. major)
    • Desert slender salamander - (B. aridus or B. major aridus)
    • Black-bellied slender salamander - (B. nigriventris)
    • Channel Islands slender salamander - (B. pacificus)
    • Kings River slender salamander - (B. regius)
    • Relictual slender salamander - (B. relictus)
    • Kern Canyon slender salamander - (B. simatus)
    • Tehachapi slender salamander - (B. stebbinsi)
    • Oregon slender salamander - (B. wrighti)
    • Gabilan slender salamander - (B. gavilanensis)
    • Santa Lucia slender salamander - (B. luciae)
    • San Simeon slender salamander - (B. incognitus)
    • Lesser slender salamander - (B. minor)
  • Bolitoglossa - 85 species
  • Bradytriton - 1 species
  • Chiropterotriton - 12 species
  • Cryptotriton - 6 species
  • Dendrotriton - 6 species
  • Ensatina - 1 species
    • E. eschscholtzii
  • Eurycea - 60 species
    • Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
  • Gyrinophilus - 4 species
  • Haideotriton - 1 species
  • Hemidactylium - 1 species
  • Hydromantes - 10 species
  • Ixalotriton - 2 species
  • Lineatriton - 3 species
  • Nototriton - 13 species
  • Nyctanolis - 1 species
  • Oedipina - 23 species
  • Parvimolge - 1 species
  • Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) - 54 species
    • Caddo Mountain Salamander (P. caddoensis)
    • Red Back Salamander (P. cinereus)
    • Zig Zag Salamanders (P. dorsalis)
    • Dunn's Salamander (P. dunni)
    • Del Norte Salamander (P. elongatus)
    • Fourche Mountain Salamander (P. fourchensis)
    • Slimy Salamanders (P. glutinosis)
    • Valley and Ridge Salamander (P. hoffmani)
    • Jordan's Salamander (P. jordani)
    • Larch Mountain Salamander (P. larselli)
    • Crevice Salamander (P. longicrus)
    • Jemez Mountains Salamander (P. neomexicanus)
    • Netting's Salamanders (P. nettingi)
    • Rich Mountain Salamander (P. ouachitae)
    • White Spotted Salamander (P. punctatus)
    • Ravine Salamander (P. richmondi)
    • Southern Red Back Salamander (P. serratus)
    • Shenandoah Salamander (P. shenandoah)
    • Siskiyou Mountain Salamander (P. stormi)
    • Van Dyke's Salamanders (P. vandykei)
    • Western Red Back Salamander (P. vehiculum)
    • Webster's Salamander (P. websteri)
    • Wehrle's Salamander (P. wehrli)
    • Weller's Salamander (P. welleri)
    • Yonahlossee Salamander (P. yonahlossee)
  • Pseudoeurycea - 36 species
  • Pseudotriton - 2 species
  • Stereochilus - 1 species
  • Thorius - 24 species
  • Typhlomolge - 1 species

Family Proteidae (Mudpuppies and Waterdogs)

• Necturus
  • Alabama Waterdog (N. alabamensis)
  • Gulf Coast Waterdog (N. beyeri)
  • Neuse River Waterdog (N. lewisi)
  • Red River Mudpuppy (N. louisianensis)
  • Common Mudpuppy (N. maculosus)
  • Dwarf Waterdog (N. punctatus)
• Proteus
  • Olm (P. anguinus)

Family Rhyacotritonidae (Torrent salamanders)

• Rhyacotriton
  • Cascade Torrent Salamander (R. cascadae)
  • Columbia Torrent Salamander (R. kezeri)
  • Olympic Torrent Salamander (R. olympicus)
  • Southern Torrent Salamander (R. variegatus)

Family Salamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)

• Chioglossa
  • Gold-Striped Salamander (C. lusitanica)
• Cynops (Fire Belly Newts)
  • Chenggong Fire Belly Newt (C. chenggongensis)
  • Blue-Tailed Fire Belly Newt (C. cyanurus)
  • Japanese Sword-Tailed Newt (C. ensicauda)
  • Chinese Fire Belly Newt (C. orientalis)
  • C. orphicus
  • Japanese Fire Belly Newt (C. pyrrhogaster)
  • Wolterstorff's Newt (C. wolterstorffi)
• Echinotriton (Crocodile Salamanders)
  • Anderson's Salamander (E. andersoni)
  • Chinhai Salamander (E. chinhaiensis)
• Euproctus (Brook Salamanders)
  • Pyrenean Brook Salamander (E. asper)
  • Corsican Brook Salamander (E. montanus)
  • Sardinian Brook Salamander (E. platycephalus)
• Lissotriton
  • Bosca's Newt (L. boscai, fka Triturus boscai)
  • Palmate Newt (L. helveticus, fka Triturus helveticus)
  • Italian Newt (L. italicus fka Triturus italicus)
  • Carpathian Newt (L. montandoni fka Triturus montandoni)
  • Smooth Newt (L. vulgaris fka Triturus vulgaris)
• Mertensiella
  • Caucasian Salamander (M. caucasica)
  • Lycian Salamander (M. luschani)
• Mesotriton (Alpine Newts)
  • Alpine Newt (M. alpestris, fka Triturus alpestris)
  • Calabrian Alpine Newt (M. inexpectatus, fka Triturus alpestris inexpectatus)
• Neurergus (Spotted Newts)
  • Yellow-Spotted Newt (N. crocatus)
  • Kaiser's Spotted Newt (N. kaiseri)
  • N. microspilotus
  • Strauch's Spotted Newt (N. strauchii)
• Notophthalmus (Eastern Newts)
  • Black-Spotted Newt (N. meridionalis)
  • Striped Newt (N. perstriatus)
  • Eastern Newt (N. viridescens)
• Pachytriton (Paddle-Tail Newts)
  • Paddle-Tail Newt (P. brevipes)
  • Spotted Paddle-Tail Newt (P. labiatus)
  • probably 3 more species not yet described completely
• Paramesotriton (Warty Newts)
  • Spot-Tailed Warty Newt (P. caudopunctatus)
  • Chinese Warty Newt (P. chinensis)
  • Tam Dao Warty Newt (P. deloustali)
  • Fuzhong Warty Newt (P. fuzhongensis)
  • Guangxi Warty Newt (P. guanxiensis)
  • Hong Kong Warty Newt (P. hongkongensis)
  • Laos Warty Newt (P. laoensis)
• Pleurodeles (Ribbed Newts)
  • Algerian Ribbed Newt (P. poireti)
  • Spanish Ribbed Newt (P. waltl)
• Salamandra (Fire Salamanders)
  • Algerian Fire Salamander (S. algira)
  • Alpine Salamander (S. atra)
  • Corsican Fire Salamander (S. corsica)
  • Near Eastern Fire Salamander (S. infraimmaculata)
  • Lanza's Fire Salamander (S. lanzai)
  • Lycian Salamander (S. luschani)
  • Fire Salamander (S. salamandra)
• Salamandrina
  • Spectacled Salamander (S. terdigitata)
• Taricha (Western Newts / Pacific Newts)
  • Rough-Skinned Newt (T. granulosa)
  • Red-Bellied Newt (T. rivularis)
  • California Newt (T. torosa)
• Triturus (European Newts)
  • Italian Crested Newt (T. carnifex)
  • Northern Crested Newt (T. cristatus)
  • Danube Crested Newt (T. dobrogicus)
  • Southern Crested Newt (T. karelinii)
  • Marbled Newt (T. marmoratus)
  • Pygmy Marbled Newt (T. pygmaeus)
  • Banded Newt (T. vittatus)
• Tylototriton (Crocodile Newts)
  • Black Knobby Newt (T. asperrimus)
  • Hainan Crocodile Newt (T. hainanensis)
  • Kweichow Crocodile Newt (T. kweichowensis)
  • Mandarin Newt (T. shanjing)
  • Taliang Crocodile Newt (T. taliangensis)
  • Himalayan Crocodile Newt (T. verrucosus)
  • Wenxian Crocodile Newt (T. wenxianensis)

Suborder Sirenoidea (Sirens)

Family Sirenidae (Sirens)

• Dwarf Sirens (Pseudobranchus)
  • Narrow-Striped Dwarf Siren (P. axanthus)
  • Dwarf Siren (P. striatus)
• Sirens (Siren)
  • Lesser Siren (S. intermedia)
  • Greater Siren (S. lacertina)

Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)

Family Rhinatrematidae (Beaked Caecilians)

• Genus Epicrionops
  • E. bicolor
  • E. columbianus
  • E. lativittatus
  • E. marmoratus
  • E. niger
  • E. parkeri
  • E. peruvianus
  • E. petersi
• Genus Rhinatrema
  • R. bivittatum

Family Ichthyophiidae (Fish Caecilians)

• Genus Caudacaecilia
  • C. asplenia
  • C. larutensis
  • C. nigroflava
  • C. paucidentula
  • C. weberi
• Genus Ichthyophis
  • I. acuminatus
  • I. atricollaris
  • I. bannanicus
  • I. beddomei
  • I. bernisi
  • I. biangularis
  • I. billitonensis
  • I. bombayensis
  • I. dulitensis
  • I. elongatus
  • I. glandulosus
  • I. glutisus
  • I. humphreyi
  • I. husaini
  • I. hypocyaneus
  • I. javanicus
  • I. kohtaoensis
  • I. laosensis
  • I. longicephalus
  • I. malabarensis
  • I. mindanaoensis
  • I. mochrous
  • I. orthoplicatus
  • I. paucisulcus
  • I. peninsularis
  • I. pseudangularis
  • I. sikkimensis
  • I. singaporensis
  • I. subterrestris
  • I. sumatranus
  • I. supachaii
  • I. tricolor
  • I. youngorum

Family Uraeotyphlidae (Indian Caecilians)

• Genus Uraeotyphlus
  • U. interruptus
  • U. malabaricus
  • U. menoni
  • U. narayani
  • U. oxyurus

Family Scolecomorphidae (Tropical Caecilians)

• Genus Crotaphatrema
  • C. bornmuelleri
  • C. lamottei
  • C. tchabalmbaboensis
• Genus Scolecomorphus
  • S. kirkii
  • S. uluguruensis
  • S. vittatus

Family Caeciliidae (Common Caecilians)

26 genera, 107 species

• Genus Afrocaecilia
• Genus Boulengerula
• Genus Brasilotyphlus
• Genus Caecilia
• Genus Dermophis
• Genus Gegeneophis
• Genus Geotrypetes
• Genus Grandisonia
• Genus Gymnopis
• Genus Herpele
• Genus Hypogeophis
• Genus Idiocranium
• Genus Indotyphlus
• Genus Luetkenotyphlus
• Genus Microcaecilia
• Genus Mimosiphonops
• Genus Oscaecilia
• Genus Parvicaecilia
• Genus Praslinia
• Genus Schistometopum
• Genus Siphonops