It has been suggested that salamanders arose separately from a temnospondyl-like ancestor, and even that caecilians are the sister group of the advanced reptiliomorph amphibians, and thus of amniotes.
ɪt hˈæzbiːn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt sˈælɐmˌændɚz ɚɹˈoʊz sˈɛpɹətli fɹʌm ɐ tˈɛmnəspˌɑːndɪllˈaɪk ˈænsɛstɚ, ænd ˈiːvən ðæt kiːsˈɪliənz ɑːɹ ðə sˈɪstɚ ɡɹˈuːp ʌvðɪ ɐdvˈænst ɹɛptˈɪlɪəmˌoːɹf æmfˈɪbiənz, ænd ðˈʌs ʌv ˈæmnɪˌoʊts.