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Amphibian species (IUCN, 2016-2) 6492 extant species have been evaluated; 4925 of those are fully assessed [a] 2860 are not threatened at present [b] 2063 to 3630 are threatened [c] 35 to 148 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 33 extinct (EX) species [d] 2 extinct in the wild (EW) 113 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 0 possibly extinct in the wild ...
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]
The list below largely follows Darrel Frost's Amphibian Species of the World (ASW), Version 5.5 (31 January 2011). Another classification, which largely follows Frost, but deviates from it in part is the one of AmphibiaWeb , which is run by the California Academy of Sciences and several of universities.
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global assessment has found that 41% of amphibian species that scientists have studied are threatened ...
On January 21, 2008, Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) identified nature's most "weird, wonderful and endangered species", stating that "the EDGE amphibians are amongst the most remarkable and unusual species on the planet and yet an alarming 85% of the top 100 are receiving little or no conservation attention."
J. Whitfield Gibbons observes that the book holds a wide-ranging appeal, serving as "an essential resource for amateur and professional herpetologists" while also offering valuable insights for individuals intrigued by the histories and biology of exotic amphibians and reptiles. He notes that the book could prove invaluable to land managers ...
Image credits: soosseli The Finnish photographer also shared more about a significant experience he had while photographing wildlife: “My most memorable moment in nature happened last spring ...
We find that amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate class (40.7% of species are globally threatened). The updated Red List Index shows that the status of amphibians is deteriorating globally, particularly for salamanders and in the Neotropics. Disease and habitat loss drove 91% of status deteriorations between 1980 and 2004.