Vertebrate Zoology - V. M. Konstantinov 2011

Jawless vertebrates

Class Cyclostomata

Class Cyclostomata - Order Myxiniformes

Jawless Vertebrates

Class Cyclostomata — Order Lampreys

Gnathostomes

Class Chondrichthyes

Class Chondrichthyes - Subclass Elasmobranchii

Class Chondrichthyes - Subclass Elasmobranchii - Superorder Sharks

Class Cartilaginous Fishes - Subclass Elasmobranchii - Superorder Rays

Class Bony Fishes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Ganoidei - Order Acipenseriformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Chondrostei - Order Polypteriformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Ganoidei - Orders Amiiformes and Lepisosteiformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Ray-finned Fishes - Superorder Teleost Fishes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Clupeiformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Ray-finned Fishes - Superorder Teleost Fishes - Order Salmoniformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Esociformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Anguilliformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Cypriniformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Mugiliformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Beloniformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Supercohort Teleostei - Order Gadiformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Gasterosteiformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Perciformes

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Actinopterygii - Superorder Teleostei - Order Pleuronectiformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Sarcopterygii

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Sarcopterygii - Superorder Dipnoi

Class Osteichthyes - Subclass Sarcopterygii - Superorder Dipnoi - Order Ceratodontiformes

Class Bony Fishes - Subclass Sarcopterygii - Superorder Crossopterygii

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates

Class Amphibians, or Amphibia

Class Amphibia - Subclass Lepospondyli - Order Urodela

Terrestrial Vertebrates, or Tetrapods

Class Amphibia, or Amphibians — Subclass Lepospondyli — Order Apoda (Gymnophiona)

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates

Class Amphibia - Subclass Lepospondyli and Labyrinthodontia - Order Anura (Tailess Amphibians)

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptiles

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Testudines

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Turtles — Suborder Cryptodira

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Testudines — Suborder Sea Turtles

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Testudines (Turtles) — Suborder Softshell Turtles

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Testudines (Turtles) — Suborder Pleurodira

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Anapsida — Order Testudines — Suborder Athecae

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Lepidosauria — Order Sphenodontia

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Lepidosauria — Order Squamata

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Lepidosauria — Order Squamata — Suborder Lizards

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Lepidosauria — Order Squamata — Suborder Serpentes (Snakes)

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Reptilia, or Reptiles — Subclass Archosauria — Order Crocodilia

Class Birds

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Penguins

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed, or True, Birds — Superorder Ratites, or Ostriches

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes, or True Birds — Superorder Palaeognathae, or Ratites — Order Struthioniformes (African Ostriches)

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Palaeognathae — Order Rheiformes

Terrestrial or Tetrapod Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Paleognathae, or Ratites — Order Cassowariformes, or Australian Ostriches

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Paleognathae, or Ratites — Order Kiwis

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Paleognathae, or Ratites — Order Tinamiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Gaviiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Podicipediformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Procellariiformes, or Tubenoses

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Pelecaniformes, or Totipalmates

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Musophagiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Flamingos

Class Birds — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Neognathae — Order Anseriformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Falconiformes, or Diurnal Birds of Prey

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or Modern Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Galliformes

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Gruiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Columbiformes

Terrestrial or Tetrapod Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Neognathae — Order Psittaciformes

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Cuculiformes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Strigiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Birds — Subclass Neornithes, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Caprimulgiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Neognathae — Order Apodiformes

Class Birds — Subclass Fan-tailed Birds, or True Birds — Superorder Neognathae, or Typical Birds — Order Coraciiformes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Aves — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Neognathae — Order Piciformes

Class Birds — Subclass Neornithes — Superorder Neognathae — Order Passerines

Class Mammals

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals, or Mammalia — Subclass Prototheria

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Infraclass Marsupialia — Order Marsupialia

Terrestrial or Tetrapod Vertebrates - Amniotes

Class Mammalia - Subclass Theria - Infraclass Eutheria, or Placental Mammals - Order Pilosa

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Infrachlass Placentalia, or Higher Mammals — Order Pholidota

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Infraclass Placentalia, or Eutheria — Order Insectivora

Terrestrial or tetrapod vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Infraclass Placentalia — Order Chiroptera

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Megadontia

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Bats

Terrestrial, or tetrapod, vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Microchiroptera — Order Dermoptera

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Microchiroptera — Order Primates

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Prosimians, or Lemuriformes

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria, or Viviparous Mammals — Suborder Higher Primates, or Anthropoids

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Higher Primates, or Anthropoids — Order Lagomorphs

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Anthropoids, or Monkeys — Order Carnivora

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Anthropoids, or Monkeys — Order Pinnipedia

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals, or Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Higher Primates, or Anthropoids — Order Cetaceans

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Baleen Whales

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed Whales

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammals, or Beasts — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed Whales — Order Tubulidentata

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed Whales — Order Hyraxes

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Odontoceti (Toothed Whales) — Order Proboscidea

Terrestrial, or tetrapod, vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed whales — Order Sirenians

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed Whales — Order Perissodactyla

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Embryonic Membranes

Class Mammalia, or Mammals — Subclass Theria — Suborder Toothed Whales — Order Tylopoda

Terrestrial, or Four-Legged, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Odontoceti — Order Artiodactyla

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Amniotes

Class Mammalia — Subclass Theria — Suborder Non-ruminantia

Terrestrial, or Tetrapod, Vertebrates — Vertebrates with Amniotic Membranes

Class Mammals, or Beasts — Subclass Theria — Suborder Ruminants

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