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A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...
The seepage siren (Siren sphagnicola) is a species of aquatic salamander in the family Sirenidae.It was described as a new species in 2023 by Fedler et al. The species is notable for being the smallest described siren species and is distinguished by several unique morphological features.
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]
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 ...
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.
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
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).
Different sources may delimit species differently, and as new species are still being described, different number of species can be found. As of early 2022, Amphibian Species of the World lists 145 species [1] and AmphibiaWeb 152 species. [4] The following list follows the Amphibian Species of the World: [1]