Family Salamandridae Gray 1825 (newt)
Parent taxon: Urodela according to K.-Q. Gao and N. H. Shubin 2001
Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Amphiumoidea, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Hynobiidae, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Liaoxitriton, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Plethodontoidea, Proteidae, Regalerpeton, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Valdotriton
Subtaxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton
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