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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.
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.
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 ).
This is a checklist of amphibians found in Northern America, based mainly on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [1] [2] [3] The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also for example in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site. [4]
The world's smallest known vertebrate, Paedophryne amauensis, sitting on a U.S. dime.The dime is 17.9 mm in diameter, for scale. The word amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek term ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), which means 'both kinds of life', ἀμφί meaning 'of both kinds' and βίος meaning 'life'.
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
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;
Amphibian common names (12 P) Amphibian diseases (1 P) Amphibian hormones (1 P) Amphibian redirects (5 C) Amphibians by year of formal description (4 C) C.