tetrapod amniote http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96009544 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_32524 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amniotes https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amniota https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181537 A clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals. Amniotes lay their eggs on land or retain the fertilized egg within the mother, and are distinguished from the anamniotes (fishes and amphibians), which typically lay their eggs in water. Amniota amniotes