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AmphibiaWeb's goal is to provide a single page for every species of amphibian in the world so research scientists, citizen scientists and conservationists can collaborate. [1] It added its 7000th animal in 2012, a glass frog from Peru. [2] [3] As of 2022, it hosted more than 8,400 species located worldwide. [4] [5]
Bennett told CBS News that when scientists describe a new species, they liken it to "a coming out ball." For the first time, Bennett said, the species is correctly identified and finally has its ...
This list is derived from the database listing of AmphibiaWeb. [1] Each species is listed by its scientific name, in taxonomic order, followed by the Red Book conservation status - extinct (EX), extinct in the wild (EW), critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN), vulnerable (VU), near threatened (NT), least concern (LC), data deficient (DD ...
Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. New York, USA; AmphibiaWeb. Information on amphibian biology and conservation. (2012). "List of Amphibians in the United States (database query web application)". Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb
The one-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter) is a species of aquatic, eel-like salamander in the family Amphiumidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. It was unknown to science until 1950, when it was collected by herpetologist Wilfred T. Neill, who described it as a new species in 1964. It is rarely observed in the wild ...
There are 80 amphibian species in Ghana, of which 2 are critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 4 are vulnerable and 10 are near-threatened. This list is derived from the Amphibiaweb Database & IUCN Redlist which lists species of amphibians and includes those amphibians that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD).
Caecilia guntheri is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .
The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl), also known commonly as the Spanish ribbed newt and el gallipato in Spanish, is a species of salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae of the family Salamandridae. The species is native to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. [2] It is the largest European newt species.