The salamander is
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Order: Urodela
The order Urodela is divided into 10 families grouped into three suborders:
suborder Cryptobranchoidea
Cryptobranchidae (Giant salamanders)
Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)
suborder Salamandroidea
Ambystomatidae (Mole salamanders)
Amphiumidae (Amphiumas or Congo eels)
Dicamptodontidae (Pacific giant salamanders)
Plethodontidae (Lungless salamanders)
Proteidae (Mudpuppies and olms)
Rhyacotritonidae (Torrent salamanders)
Salamandridae (Newts and true salamanders)
suborder Sirenoidea
Sirenidae (Sirens)