Full reference: D. Vasilyan, M. Bohme, V. M. Chkhikvadze, Y. A. Semenov, and W. G. Joyce. 2013. A new giant salamander (Urodela, Pancryptobrancha) from the Miocene of Eastern Europe (Grytsiv, Ukraine). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(2):301-318
Parent taxon: Caudata according to D. Vasilyan et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Amphiumoidea, Apricosiren, Batrachosauroididae, Bishara, Comonecturoides, Comonecturoides marshi, Egoria, Galverpeton, Heteroclitotriton, Hylaeobatrachus, Karauridae, Karauroidea, Kulgeriherpeton, Marmorerpeton, Noterpetontidae, Plethodontoidea, Prosirenoidea, Ramonellus, Triassuridae, Urodela, Urupia
Subtaxa: Ukrainurus
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Ukraine (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence