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As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 402 near threatened amphibian species. [1] 6.2% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as near threatened. No subpopulations of amphibians have been evaluated by the IUCN. This is a complete list of near threatened amphibian species evaluated by the IUCN.
Family Ranidae (true frogs) Chiricahua leopard frog ( Lithobates chiricahuensis ) VU IUCN Ramsey Canyon leopard frog ( Lithobates subaquavocalis ) CR , [ 4 ] species not recognized by SSAR [ 3 ]
Rhacophorus reinwardtii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed treefrog, green flying frog, Reinwardt's flying frog, or Reinwardt's treefrog. Before 2006, Rhacophorus reinwardtii and Rhacophorus kio were considered to be the same species. [2]
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was added to the endangered species list in 2014. But then the scientists saw a ray of hope. Frog populations crashed in lake after lake in the high Sierra as ...
Blue-spotted tree frog (Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus) Chinese flying frog (Rhacophorus dennysi) Baoxing tree frog (Rhacophorus dugritei) Thao whipping frog (Rhacophorus feae) Malabar gliding frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) Java flying frog (Rhacophorus margaritifer) Rhacophorus maximus; Rhacophorus moltrechti; Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus ...
The crawfish frog, endangered in the Hoosier State, is back following an effort led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Angel Mounds. History of crawfish frogs at Angel Mounds
Aug. 28—For the fourth time, hundreds of endangered frogs were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge with the intent to revitalize their population. The nearly 400 northern leopard ...
The frog is adapted to arboreal living with webbings of feet that allow it to glide between trees. [8] [9] These webbed feet give the name "flying" to the common name vampire flying frog, as the frog glides between trees it appears to be flying. Rhacophorus vampyrus and Vampyrius vampyrus are used interchangeably between academic articles.