List of near threatened amphibians
- Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 545 species
- Endangered (EN): 848 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 670 species
- Near threatened (NT): 402 species
- Least concern (LC): 2,458 species
- Data deficient (DD): 1,567 species
As of September 2016, the
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.
Salamanders
There are 62 salamander species assessed as near threatened.
Lungless salamanders
- Green salamander(Aneides aeneus)
- Clouded salamander(Aneides ferreus)
- Black salamander(Aneides flavipunctatus)
- Wandering salamander(Aneides vagrans)
- Kern Plateau salamander(Batrachoseps robustus)
- Peter's mushroomtongue salamander(Bolitoglossa adspersa)
- Chinateca salamander(Bolitoglossa chinanteca)
- Doflein's salamander(Bolitoglossa dofleini)
- Lincoln's climbing salamander(Bolitoglossa lincolni)
- O'Donnell's salamander(Bolitoglossa odonnelli)
- Medellin mushroomtongue salamander(Bolitoglossa phalarosoma)
- Ramos' mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa ramosi)
- Longnose mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa rostrata)
- Savage's mushroomtongue salamander(Bolitoglossa savagei)
- Shadowy web-footed salamander(Bolitoglossa sombra)
- Walker's salamander(Bolitoglossa walkeri)
- Primeval splayfoot salamander(Chiropterotriton priscus)
- Cumberland dusky salamander(Desmognathus abditus)
- Seepage salamander(Desmognathus aeneus)
- Oklahoma salamander(Eurycea tynerensis)
- Costa Rica worm salamander (Oedipina cyclocauda)
- Caddo Mountain salamander(Plethodon caddoensis)
- Del Norte salamander(Plethodon elongatus)
- Red-cheeked salamander(Plethodon jordani)
- Larch Mountain salamander(Plethodon larselli)
- Jemez Mountains salamander(Plethodon neomexicanus)
- Cheat Mountain salamander(Plethodon nettingi)
- Rich Mountain salamander(Plethodon ouachitae)
- White-spotted salamander(Plethodon punctatus)
- Shenandoah Mountain salamander(Plethodon virginia)
- Ambrosi's cave salamander(Speleomantes ambrosii)
- Imperial cave salamander(Speleomantes imperialis)
- Italian cave salamander(Speleomantes italicus)
- French cave salamander (Speleomantes strinatii)
- Sierra Juarez moss salamander(Thorius adelos)
Salamandrids
True salamanders and newts
- Pyrenean brook salamander(Calotriton asper)
- Taliang knobby newt (Liangshantriton taliangensis)
- Striped newt(Notophthalmus perstriatus)
- Northern banded newt (Ommatotriton ophryticus)
- Spot-tailed warty newt(Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
- Hong Kong warty newt(Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
- Iberian ribbed newt(Pleurodeles waltl)
- Near Eastern fire salamander(Salamandra infraimmaculata)
- Danube crested newt(Triturus dobrogicus)
- Southern marbled newt(Triturus pygmaeus)
- Black knobby newt(Tylototriton asperrimus)
- Emperor newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
- Vietnamese crocodile newt (Tylototriton vietnamensis)
Other salamander species
- Streamside salamander(Ambystoma barbouri)
- One-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)
- Japanese giant salamander(Andrias japonicus)
- Hellbender(Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
- California giant salamander(Dicamptodon ensatus)
- Persian mountain salamander (Iranodon persicus)
- Wushan salamander (Liua shihi)
- Neuse River waterdog(Necturus lewisi)
- Cascade torrent salamander(Rhyacotriton cascadae)
- Columbia torrent salamander(Rhyacotriton kezeri)
Frogs
There are 340 frog species assessed as near threatened.
Robber frogs
- Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus
- Eileen's robber frog (Eleutherodactylus eileenae)
- Eleutherodactylus flavescens
- Eleutherodactylus glaucoreius
- Martinique robber frog (Eleutherodactylus martinicensis)
- Eleutherodactylus pantoni
- Coastal red-rumped frog (Eleutherodactylus paralius)
Shrub frogs
- White-eared tree frog (Feihyla kajau)
- Feihyla palpebralis
- Everett's flying frog (Philautus everetti)
- Borneo bubble-nest frog (Philautus hosii)
- Philautus longicrus
- Philautus mjobergi
- Pseudophilautus rus
- Pseudophilautus sordidus
- Pseudophilautus stictomerus
- Raorchestes beddomii
- Rhacophorus baluensis
- Rhacophorus bifasciatus
- Vietnam flying frog (Rhacophorus calcaneus)
- Jade tree frog(Rhacophorus dulitensis)
- Rhacophorus gauni
- Rhacophorus gongshanensis
- Rhacophorus harrissoni
- Rhacophorus monticola
- Rhacophorus nigropunctatus
- Rhacophorus prasinatus
- Reinwardti's frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)
- Malaysian flying frog(Rhacophorus rufipes)
- Taipei tree frog(Rhacophorus taipeianus)
- Rhacophorus zhaojuensis
- Cinnamon frog(Theloderma pictum)
- Theloderma rhododiscus
- Theloderma stellatum
True toads
- Southwestern toad(Anaxyrus mexicanus)
- White-lipped slender toad (Ansonia albomaculata)
- Kadamaian stream toad (Ansonia hanitschi)
- Ansonia leptopus
- Long-fingered slender toad (Ansonia longidigita)
- Ansonia minuta
- Spiny slender toad (Ansonia spinulifer)
- Brongersma's toad(Barbarophryne brongersmai)
- Bufo cryptotympanicus
- Bufo pageoti
- Bufo tuberculatus
- Caucasian toad(Bufo verrucosissimus)
- Indian toad (Duttaphrynus parietalis)
- Incilius campbelli
- Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis
- Maldonada redbelly toad(Melanophryniscus moreirae)
- Melanophryniscus sanmartini
- Nyika dwarf toad (Mertensophryne nyikae)
- Osornophryne bufoniformis
- Marbled tree toad(Pedostibes rugosus)
- Short-legged dwarf toad (Pelophryne signata)
- Blomberg's toad(Rhaebo blombergi)
- Choco toad (Rhaebo hypomelas)
- Rhinella achalensis
- Concepcion toad (Rhinella arunco)
- Valle Santiago beaked toad (Rhinella festae)
- Falcon toad (Rhinella sternosignata)
Fleshbelly frogs
- Craugastor cyanochthebius
- Yucatan robber frog (Craugastor yucatanensis)
- Ecuador leaf frog (Noblella lochites)
- Quindio robber frog (Pristimantis alalocophus)
- Mountain robber frog (Pristimantis altae)
- Santander robber frog (Pristimantis anolirex)
- La Loma robber frog (Pristimantis caryophyllaceus)
- Pristimantis celator
- Espada's robber frog (Pristimantis galdi)
- Pristimantis illotus
- Pristimantis juanchoi
- Pristimantis jubatus
- Pristimantis kareliae
- Pristimantis lassoalcalai
- Pristimantis luteolateralis
- San Lorenzo robber frog(Pristimantis megalops)
- Miyata's robber frog (Pristimantis miyatai)
- Uribe robber frog (Pristimantis molybrignus)
- Leopard robber frog (Pristimantis pardalis)
- Pristimantis percnopterus
- Pristimantis riveti
- Andagoya robber frog (Pristimantis roseus)
- Santa Marta robber frog(Pristimantis sanctaemartae)
- Pristimantis sanguineus
- Pyburn's robber frog (Pristimantis savagei)
- Pristimantis silverstonei
- Albania robber frog (Pristimantis simoterus)
- Pristimantis spinosus
- San Adolfo robber frog (Pristimantis tamsitti)
- Cebolleta robber frog(Pristimantis tayrona)
- Pristimantis vanadise
- Coconuco robber frog (Pristimantis vicarius)
- Pristimantis viridis
Glass frogs
- Antioquia giant glass frog(Centrolene antioquiense)
- Urrao cochran frog(Cochranella megistra)
- Cochranella nola
- Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum
- Rio Azuela glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum)
- Lynch's cochran frog (Nymphargus ignotus)
- Spotted cochran frog (Nymphargus ocellatus)
- Rulyrana spiculata
Litter frogs
- Leptobrachium ailaonicum
- Dring's Asian toad (Leptolalax dringi)
- Sarawak slender litter frog (Leptolalax gracilis)
- Leptolalax maurus
- Kinabalu horned frog(Megophrys baluensis)
- Megophrys binchuanensis
- Dring's horned frog(Megophrys dringi)
- Kobayashi's horned frog(Megophrys kobayashii)
- Megophrys longipes
- Mangshan horned toad(Megophrys mangshanensis)
- Jingdong horned toad(Megophrys omeimontis)
- Lichuan toothed toad (Oreolalax lichuanensis)
- Warty toothed toad (Oreolalax rugosus)
- Oreolalax schmidti
Screeching frogs
- Guinea screeching frog (Arthroleptis crusculum)
- Krokosua squeaking frog (Arthroleptis krokosua)
- Astylosternus laticephalus
- Mountain night frog (Astylosternus montanus)
- Mukuzira long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila)
- Cardioglossa nigromaculata
- Cameroon egg frog (Leptodactylodon ovatus)
- Amani forest tree frog (Leptopelis macrotis)
- Tai forest tree frog(Leptopelis occidentalis)
- Uluguru forest tree frog(Leptopelis uluguruensis)
- Leptopelis zebra
Hemiphractids
- Gastrotheca aguaruna
- Gastrotheca andaquiensis
- Gold-spotted marsupial frog(Gastrotheca aureomaculata)
- Ecuador horned treefrog (Hemiphractus bubalus)
- Banded horned treefrog (Hemiphractus fasciatus)
- Stefania satelles
Cycloramphids
Poison dart frogs
- Pleasing poison frog(Ameerega bassleri)
- Cauca rocket frog (Colostethus agilis)
- Santa Rita rocket frog(Colostethus fraterdanieli)
- Anthony's poison arrow frog(Epipedobates anthonyi)
- Epipedobates machalilla
- Hyloxalus fascianigrus
- Chimbo rocket frog (Hyloxalus infraguttatus)
- Lehmann's rocket frog (Hyloxalus lehmanni)
- Hyloxalus shuar
- Oophaga sylvatica
- Kokoe poison frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia)
- Black-legged poison frog (Phyllobates bicolor)
- Red-headed poison frog(Ranitomeya fantastica)
- Boquete rocket frog (Silverstoneia nubicola)
Mantellids
- Aglyptodactylus chorus
- Boophis elenae
- Boophis obscurus
- Boophis periegetes
- Boophis quasiboehmei
- Boophis rufioculis
- Gephyromantis blanci
- Decary's Madagascar frog (Gephyromantis decaryi)
- Gephyromantis leucocephalus
- Climbing mantella(Mantella laevigata)
- Mantidactylus cowanii
- Isaka-ivondro Madagascar frog (Spinomantis bertini)
- Elegant Madagascar frog (Spinomantis elegans)
Fork-tongued frogs
- Limnonectes asperatus
- Blyth's river frog(Limnonectes blythii)
- Dammerman's wart frog (Limnonectes dammermani)
- Rough-backed river frog (Limnonectes ibanorum)
- Inger's wart frog (Limnonectes ingeri)
- Luzon fanged frog(Limnonectes macrocephalus)
- Giant Philippine frog(Limnonectes magnus)
- Malesian frog(Limnonectes malesianus)
- Lesser swamp frog (Limnonectes paramacrodon)
- Limnonectes rhacodus
- Tweedie's wart frog (Limnonectes tweediei)
- Annandale's paa frog (Nanorana annandalii)
- Nanorana arnoldi
- Nanorana ercepeae
- Tibetan frog (Nanorana pleskei)
- Kwang-yang Asian frog (Nanorana quadranus)
- Seep frog(Occidozyga baluensis)
- Quasipaa verrucospinosa
Narrow-mouthed frogs
- Boulenger's climbing frog (Anodonthyla boulengeri)
- Buzzing frog(Cophixalus bombiens)
- Rattling frog(Cophixalus crepitans)
- Scanty frog(Cophixalus exiguus)
- Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii)
- Elachistocleis erythrogaster
- Blunt-headed burrowing frog (Glyphoglossus molossus)
- Kalophrynus baluensis
- Kalophrynus nubicola
- Burrowing grainy frog (Kalophrynus subterrestris)
- Bicol narrowmouth toad(Kaloula kokacii)
- Middle back-stripe bullfrog (Kaloula mediolineata)
- Labang forest rice frog(Microhyla perparva)
- Kapit rice frog(Microhyla petrigena)
- Oreophryne jeffersoniana
- Interior digging frog (Plethodontohyla tuberata)
- Betampona digging frog (Rhombophryne coudreaui)
- Madagascar rain frog (Scaphiophryne madagascariensis)
- Scaphiophryne matsoko
- Uperodon montanus
- Uperodon obscurus
True frogs
- Amolops cremnobatus
- Amolops daiyunensis
- Amolops lifanensis
- Amolops viridimaculatus
- Chalcorana macrops
- Bicolored frog(Clinotarsus curtipes)
- Glandirana tientaiensis
- Hylarana banjarana
- Hylarana chitwanensis
- Hylarana moellendorffi
- Hylarana similis
- Indosylvirana temporalis
- Crawfish frog(Lithobates areolatus)
- Gopher frog(Lithobates capito)
- Maya Mountains frog(Lithobates juliani)
- Transverse volcanic leopard frog(Lithobates neovolcanicus)
- Kiau Borneo frog (Meristogenys kinabaluensis)
- Kapit Borneo frog (Meristogenys phaeomerus)
- Malaysian Borneo frog (Meristogenys poecilus)
- Whitehead's Borneo frog (Meristogenys whiteheadi)
- Vietnam sucker frog (Odorrana chapaensis)
- Yunnanfu frog (Odorrana grahami)
- Lung-shen-hsien frog (Odorrana lungshengensis)
- Pelophylax caralitanus
- Dark-spotted frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus)
- Foothill yellow-legged frog(Rana boylii)
- Cascades frog(Rana cascadae)
- Iberian frog(Rana iberica)
- Sanguirana luzonensis
- Borneo splash frog (Staurois tuberilinguis)
- Sylvirana mortenseni
Puddle frogs
- Rugegewald river frog (Phrynobatrachus acutirostris)
- Phrynobatrachus uzungwensis
Hylids
Includes tree frog species and their allies.
- Aplastodiscus cavicola
- Aplastodiscus eugenioi
- Aplastodiscus weygoldti
- Bokermannohyla sagarana
- Ecnomiohyla miotympanum
- Pine Barrens tree frog(Hyla andersonii)
- Southern highland tree frog(Hyla euphorbiacea)
- Hyloscirtus alytolylax
- Bogota treefrog (Hyloscirtus bogotensis)
- Sardinata tree frog(Hyloscirtus callipeza)
- La Loma tree frog(Hyloscirtus colymba)
- Jahn's tree frog(Hyloscirtus jahni)
- Cordillera central tree frog(Hyloscirtus larinopygion)
- White-black tree frog(Hypsiboas alboniger)
- Hypsiboas cipoensis
- Isthmohyla melacaena
- Volcan Barba treefrog (Isthmohyla picadoi)
- Zetek's treefrog (Isthmohyla zeteki)
- Litoria jungguy
- Pearson's green tree frog(Litoria pearsoniana)
- Phrynomedusa appendiculata
- Cloud forest stream frog(Ptychohyla euthysanota)
- Scinax oreites
- Scinax trapicheiroi
- Blue-spotted Mexican tree frog(Smilisca cyanosticta)
- Xenohyla truncata
African reed frogs
- Ivory coast wart frog (Acanthixalus sonjae)
- Nigeria banana frog(Afrixalus nigeriensis)
- Natal banana frog(Afrixalus spinifrons)
- Nimba banana frog (Afrixalus vibekensis)
- Sharpsnout reed frog (Hyperolius acutirostris)
- Bamenda reed frog (Hyperolius ademetzi)
- Dizangue reed frog (Hyperolius bopeleti)
- Sierra Leone reed frog (Hyperolius chlorosteus)
- Goldbelly reed frog (Hyperolius chrysogaster)
- Tigoni reed frog (Hyperolius cystocandicans)
- Wermuth's reed frog (Hyperolius wermuthi)
- Nimba reed frog (Hyperolius zonatus)
- Chochran's running frog (Kassina cochranae)
Pyxicephalids
- Amietia tenuoplicata
- Ice frog (Amietia vertebralis)
- Drewes' moss frog(Arthroleptella drewesii)
- Landdros moss frog(Arthroleptella landdrosia)
- Lightfoot's moss frog(Arthroleptella lightfooti)
- Cape caco(Cacosternum capense)
- Montane marsh frog(Poyntonia paludicola)
Other frog species
- Tusked frog(Adelotus brevis)
- Allobates mcdiarmidi
- Allobates paleovarzensis
- Black spiny-chest frog (Alsodes nodosus)
- Iberian midwife toad(Alytes cisternasii)
- Moroccan midwife toad (Alytes maurus)
- Atelognathus jeinimenensis
- Cape rain frog(Breviceps gibbosus)
- Desert rain frog(Breviceps macrops)
- Argentine horned frog(Ceratophrys ornata)
- Fiji tree frog(Cornufer vitiensis)
- Crossodactylus schmidti
- Spanish painted frog(Discoglossus jeanneae)
- Corsican painted frog(Discoglossus montalentii)
- Rosy ground frog (Eupsophus roseus)
- Valdivia ground frog (Eupsophus vertebralis)
- Nornalup frog(Geocrinia lutea)
- Ischnocnema epipeda
- Ischnocnema manezinho
- Ischnocnema oea
- Lepidobatrachus asper
- Santa Fe frog (Leptodactylus laticeps)
- Calf frog (Leptodactylus turimiquensis)
- Mannophryne herminae
- Mannophryne venezuelensis
- Micrixalus fuscus
- Sierra Leone water frog (Odontobatrachus natator)
- Pelobates cultripes
- Caucasian parsley frog(Pelodytes caucasicus)
- Cameroon water frog (Petropedetes cameronensis)
- Johnston's water frog (Petropedetes johnstoni)
- Platymantis luzonensis
- Platymantis mimulus
- Four-eyed frog (Pleurodema bibroni)
- Achala's four-eyed frog (Pleurodema kriegi)
- Proceratophrys bigibbosa
- Bibron's toadlet(Pseudophryne bibronii)
- Erlanger's grassland frog (Ptychadena erlangeri)
- Sierra Leone grassland frog (Ptychadena superciliaris)
- Western spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii)
- Eungella tinker frog(Taudactylus liemi)
- Amazonas water frog (Telmatobius atahualpai)
- Telmatobius bolivianus
- Acancocha water frog (Telmatobius jelskii)
- Sucre water frog (Telmatobius simonsi)
- Volcano clawed frog(Xenopus amieti)
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
- List of least concern amphibians
- List of vulnerable amphibians
- List of endangered amphibians
- List of critically endangered amphibians
- List of recently extinct amphibians
- List of data deficient amphibians
References
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.