List of recently extinct 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
Amphibian species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 6492 extant species have been evaluated
- 4925 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 2860 are not threatened at present[b]
- 2063 to 3630 are threatened[c]
- 35 to 148 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 33 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 113 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT and LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 30 extinct species, 89 possibly extinct species, and three extinct in the wild species of amphibians.[1][2]
Extinct species
- Yunnan lake newt (Hypselotriton wolterstorffi)
- Ainsworth's salamander (Plethodon ainsworthi)
Possibly extinct species
- Admirable false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens)
- El Empalme worm salamander (Oedipina paucidentata)
- Anita's false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea anitae)
- Aquatic salamander (Pseudoeurycea aquatica)
- Pseudoeurycea exspectata (Pseudoeurycea exspectata)
- Claw-toothed salamander (Pseudoeurycea unguidentis)
- Atoyac minute salamander (Thorius infernalis)
Extinct species
- Atelopus vogli
- Corquin robber frog (Craugastor anciano)
- Sierra de Omoa streamside frog (Craugastor omoaensis)
- Golden toad (Incilius periglenes)
- Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri)
- Gunther's streamlined frog (Nannophrys guentheri)
- Spiny-knee leaf frog (Phrynomedusa fimbriata)
- Pseudophilautus adspersus
- Pseudophilautus dimbullae
- Pseudophilautus eximius
- Pseudophilautus extirpo
- Pseudophilautus halyi
- Pseudophilautus leucorhinus
- Pseudophilautus maia
- Pseudophilautus malcolmsmithi
- Pseudophilautus nanus
- Pseudophilautus nasutus
- Pseudophilautus oxyrhynchus
- Pseudophilautus pardus
- Pseudophilautus rugatus
- Pseudophilautus temporalis
- Pseudophilautus variabilis
- Pseudophilautus zal
- Pseudophilautus zimmeri
- Southern gastric brooding frog (Rheobatrachus silus)
- Eungella gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus vitellinus)
- Mount Glorious day frog (Taudactylus diurnus)
Possibly extinct species
- Osgood's Ethiopian toad (Altiphrynoides osgoodi)
- Collins' poison frog (Andinobates abditus)
- Skunk frog (Aromobates nocturnus)
- Du Toit's torrent frog (Arthroleptides dutoiti)
- Overlooked squeaker frog (Arthroleptis kutogundua)
- Atelopus ardila
- Venezuelan yellow frog (Atelopus carbonerensis)
- Chiriqui harlequin frog (Atelopus chiriquiensis)
- Atelopus chirripoensis
- Atelopus chrysocorallus
- Atelopus eusebiodiazi
- Atelopus famelicus
- Guanujo stubfoot toad (Atelopus guanujo)
- Morona-Santiago stubfoot toad (Atelopus halihelos)
- Atelopus lynchi
- La Arboleda stubfoot toad (Atelopus muisca)
- Atelopus nanay
- Atelopus onorei
- Rednose stubfoot toad (Atelopus oxyrhynchus)
- Schmidt's stubfoot toad (Atelopus pachydermus)
- Atelopus pastuso
- Peru stubfoot toad (Atelopus peruensis)
- Atelopus petersi
- Green and red venter harlequin toad (Atelopus pinangoi)
- Flat-spined atelopus (Atelopus planispina)
- Atelopus podocarpus
- Atelopus sernai
- Atelopus simulatus
- Scarlet harlequin toad (Atelopus sorianoi)
- Bokermannohyla izecksohni
- Colostethus jacobuspetersi
- Angel robber frog (Craugastor angelicus)
- Mccranie's robber frog (Craugastor chrysozetetes)
- Craugastor coffeus
- Cruz robber frog (Craugastor cruzi)
- Craugastor fecundus
- Craugastor gulosus
- Craugastor obesus
- Craugastor olanchano
- Craugastor trachydermus
- Oaxacan fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla echinata)
- Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum)
- Eneida's coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
- La Visite robber frog (Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides)
- Web-footed coquí (Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti)
- Arntully robber frog (Eleutherodactylus orcutti)
- Schmidt's robber frog (Eleutherodactylus schmidti)
- Foothill robber frog (Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus)
- La Siberia marsupial frog (Gastrotheca lauzuricae)
- Itatiaia highland frog (Holoaden bradei)
- Colombian backpack frog (Hyla nicefori)
- Parjacti treefrog (Hyloscirtus chlorosteus)
- Edwards' rocket frog (Hyloxalus edwardsi)
- Ruiz's rocket frog (Hyloxalus ruizi)
- Campo Grande tree frog (Hypsiboas cymbalum)
- Pico Blanco toad (Incilius fastidiosus)
- Isla Bonita tree frog (Isthmohyla debilis)
- Tlaloc's leopard frog (Lithobates tlaloci)
- Litoria castanea
- Peppered tree frog (Litoria piperata)
- Mannophryne neblina
- Melanophryniscus peritus
- Poynton's forest toad (Nectophrynoides poyntoni)
- Oreobates zongoensis
- Amani forest frog (Parhoplophryne usambarica)
- Hispaniolan crestless toad (Peltophryne fluviatica)
- Philautus jacobsoni
- Cerro Las Flores spikethumb frog (Plectrohyla ephemera)
- Argelia robber frog (Pristimantis bernali)
- Botucatu escuerzo (Proceratophrys moratoi)
- Prostherapis dunni
- Mesopotamia beaked toad (Rhinella rostrata)
- Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum)
- Cerro Pelón treefrog (Sarcohyla calvicollina)
- Blue-eyed aquatic treefrog (Sarcohyla cyanomma)
- Voiceless treefrog (Sarcrohyla siopela)
- Adler's mottled treefrog (Sarcohyla thorectes)
- Piebald alpine toad (Scutiger maculatus)
- Loja water frog (Telmatobius cirrhacelis)
- Black water frog (Telmatobius niger)
- Arico water frog (Telmatobius pefauri)
- Vellard's water frog (Telmatobius vellardi)
Extinct in the wild species
- Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
- Longnose stubfoot toad (Atelopus longirostris)
- Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
See also
- List of least concern amphibians
- List of near threatened amphibians
- List of vulnerable amphibians
- List of endangered amphibians
- List of critically endangered 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.
- ^ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.