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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.
Lists of amphibians by region are lists of amphibians in a given continent, country or smaller region. Africa. Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau;
It lists the names of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians, which scientists first described each species and what year, and the animal's known range. The American Museum of Natural History hosts Amphibian Species of the World, which is updated by herpetologist Darrel Frost. As of 2024, it contained more than 8700 species.
List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Kitts and Nevis; List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Lucia; List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Vincent; List of amphibians of Seychelles; List of amphibians of Singapore; List of amphibians of South Africa; List of amphibians of Sri Lanka; List of amphibians and reptiles of Sweden
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all tetrapods excluding the amniotes (tetrapods with an amniotic membrane , such as modern reptiles , birds and mammals ).
The smallest amphibian (and vertebrate) in the world is a frog from New Guinea (Paedophryne amauensis) with a length of just 7.7 mm (0.30 in). The largest living amphibian is the 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) South China giant salamander ( Andrias sligoi ), but this is dwarfed by prehistoric temnospondyls such as Mastodonsaurus which could reach up to 6 m ...
Amphibians by continent, or subcontinent. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. : Frogs by continent (5 C) *
Pages in category "Amphibians by country" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Breviceps ombelanonga