List of endangered amphibians explained

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.

Proteids

Frogs

There are 914 frog species assessed as endangered.

Other frog species

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2021-3. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 February 2022. 27 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/. live.
  2. Web site: Limitations of the Data. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007170630/http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. live.
  3. Web site: 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016. 8 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081008002903/http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. live.