Biology:List of endangered amphibians
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 IUCN.
For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered amphibians are listed separately. There are 1393 amphibian species which are endangered or critically endangered.
Additionally 1193 amphibian species (16% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".[3]
This is a complete list of endangered amphibian species evaluated by the IUCN.
Salamanders
There are 161 salamander species assessed as endangered.
Lungless salamanders
Asiatic salamanders
Mole salamanders
Salamandrids
True salamanders and newts
Proteids
- Alabama waterdog (Necturus alabamensis)
Frogs
There are 914 frog species assessed as endangered.
Water frogs
Robber frogs
Robust frogs
Shrub frogs
Cryptic forest frogs
Rain frogs
True toads
Fleshbelly frogs
Glass frogs
Litter frogs
Screeching frogs
Hemiphractids
Poison dart frogs
Mantellids
Ceratobatrachids
Fork-tongued frogs
Narrow-mouthed frogs
True frogs
Puddle frogs
Hylids
Includes tree frog species and their allies.
African reed frogs
Pyxicephalids
Australian ground frogs
Other frog species
Gymnophiona
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species
- List of least concern amphibians
- List of near threatened amphibians
- List of vulnerable amphibians
- List of critically endangered amphibians
- List of recently extinct amphibians
- List of data deficient amphibians
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2021-3". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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