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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 ...
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.
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. [4] It is fully aquatic, and is endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in the Yangtze river basin of central China. It has also been introduced to Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, and possibly to Taiwan.
Tennessee conservationists have now released more than 100 hellbenders as part of a recent program.
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)
The Chinese giant salamander, at 1.8 m (6 ft) the largest amphibian in the world, is critically endangered, as it is collected for food and for use in traditional Chinese medicine. An environmental education programme is being undertaken to encourage sustainable management of wild populations in the Qinling Mountains and captive breeding ...
List of critically endangered amphibians; List of data deficient amphibians; References This page was last edited on 15 January 2025, at 03:47 (UTC). Text is ...