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List of tetrapod families

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The page lists all of the families in the clade Tetrapoda, organized by taxonomic ranks. This list does not include families that are extinct.

Amphibia

Order Anura (frogs)

Order Apoda (caecilians)

Order Urodela (salamanders)

Aves

Superorder Galloanserae

Order Galliformes (gamebirds, or landfowl)

Order Anseriformes (waterfowl)

Superorder Neoaves

Order Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos and extinct relatives)

Order Podicipediformes (grebes)

Order Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Order Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

Order Pterocliformes (sandgrouses)

Order Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)

Order Caprimulgiformes (frogmouths, nightjars, and more)

Order Cuculiformes (cuckoos)

Order Otidiformes (bustards)

Order Musophagiformes (turacos)

Order Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Order Gruiformes (cranes and relatives)

Order Charadriiformes (waders and gulls)

Order Gaviiformes (loons)

Order Procellariiformes (petrels, including albatrosses and more)

Order Sphenisciformes (penguins)

Order Ciconiiformes (storks)

Order Pelecaniformes (boobies, cormorants, darters, and more)

Order Eurypygiformes (sunbitterns and kagus)

Order Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds)

Order Cathartiformes (New World vultures)

Order Accipitriformes (birds of prey, such as hawks and eagles)

Order Strigiformes (owls)

Order Coliiformes (mousebirds)

Order Leptosomiformes (cuckoo roller)

Order Trogoniformes (trogons)

Order Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes)

Order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, and more)

Order Piciformes (woodpeckers, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, and relatives)

Order Cariamiformes (seriemas)

Order Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras)

Order Psittaciformes (parrots)

Order Passeriformes (passerines)

Superorder Struthionimorphae

Reptilia

Order Crocodilia (crocodiles)

Order Rhynchocephalia (tuatara)

Order Squamata (lizards and snakes)

Order Testudines (turtles)

Mammalia

Group Prototheria (monotremes)

Group Marsupialia (marsupials)

Order Dasyuromorphia (marsupial mice and numbat)

Order Didelphimorphia (opossums)

Order Diprotodontia (koalas, wombats, kangaroos, and more)

Order Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)

Order Paucituberculata (shrew opossums)

Order Peramelemorphia (marsupial omnivores)

Group Placentalia (placental mammals)

Order Afrosoricida (golden moles and tenrecs)

Order Carnivora (carnivorans, such as dogs, cats, and relatives)

Order Cetartiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Order Chiroptera (bats)

Order Cingulata (armadillos)

Order Dermoptera (colugos)

Order Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, shrews, and moles)

Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas)

Order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)

Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order Pholidota (pangolins)

Order Pilosa (anteaters and sloths)

Order Primates (primates, such as monkeys and apes)

Order Proboscidea (elephants)

Order Rodentia (rodents)

Order Scandentia (treeshrews)

Order Sirenia (sea cows)

Order Tubulidentata (aardvark)