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Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 673 critically endangered amphibian species, including 146 which are tagged as possibly extinct.
Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders) Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) VU; California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) VU; Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) VU; Family Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamanders) Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) VU; Family Salamandridae (newts)
This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [1] [2] [3] The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. [4]
Salamanders, snakes, tortoises and whales are among the animals found in Georgia that are endangered. But you can help save them.
Tennessee conservationists have now released more than 100 hellbenders as part of a recent program.
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. As of September 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1085 endangered amphibian species. [1] Of all evaluated amphibian species, 14% are listed as endangered. No subpopulations of amphibians have been evaluated by the ...
“This decision is an important first step for these salamanders, which are one of the most endangered species on the planet,” Will Harlan, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological ...
The Georgia blind salamander (Eurycea wallacei) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae (the "lungless salamanders"). It is endemic to the south-eastern United States where its natural habitats are inland karsts , caves and subterranean habitats (other than caves).