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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 IUCN California tiger salamander ( Ambystoma californiense ) VU IUCN
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 ...
Frosted flatwoods salamander is a long and slender salamander that can reach a body length of 5.2 inches. It has a silvery-gray or black body with white spots that are less distinct than on the ...
As of September 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 3160 least concern amphibian species. [1] 38% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as least concern.
The list includes information on 157,000 species, about 7,000 more than last year's update. The IUCN said just over 44,000 species are threatened with extinction. That's roughly 2,000 more than ...
Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered amphibians, List of critically endangered amphibians. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.
“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 ...