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
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 33 extinct species, 113 possibly extinct species, and two 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)
- Finca Chiblac salamander (Bradytriton silus)
- Bigfoot splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton magnipes)
- Cofre de Perote salamander (Isthmura naucampatepetl)
- El Empalme worm salamander (Oedipina paucidentata)
- Imperial salamander (Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl)
- Anita's false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea anitae)
- Aquatic salamander (Pseudoeurycea aquatica)
- Green-flecked salamander (Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh)
- Claw-toothed salamander (Pseudoeurycea unguidentis)
- Atoyac minute salamander (Thorius infernalis)
- Mcdiarmid thorius (Thorius munificus)
Extinct species
- Quito stubfoot toad (Atelopus ignescens)
- Longnose stubfoot toad (Atelopus longirostris)
- Atelopus vogli
- Mccranie's robber frog (Craugastor chrysozetetes)
- Heredia robber frog (Craugastor escoces)
- 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 hypomelas
- Pseudophilautus leucorhinus
- Pseudophilautus maia
- Pseudophilautus malcolmsmithi
- Pseudophilautus nanus
- Pseudophilautus nasutus
- Pseudophilautus oxyrhynchus
- Pseudophilautus pardus
- Pseudophilautus rugatus
- Pseudophilautus stellatus
- 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)
- Cave squeaker (Arthroleptis troglodytes)
- Atelopus ardila
- Rio Pescado stubfoot toad (Atelopus balios)
- 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
- Mindo stubfoot toad (Atelopus mindoensis)
- 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
- Greater bromeliad tree frog (Bromeliohyla dendroscarta)
- Pichincha giant glass frog (Centrolene heloderma)
- Yellowbelly voiceless tree frog (Charadrahyla altipotens)
- Spine-fingered tree frog (Charadrahyla trux)
- Colostethus jacobuspetersi
- Togo slippery frog (Conraua derooi)
- Corquin robber frog (Craugastor anciano)
- Angel robber frog (Craugastor angelicus)
- Craugastor coffeus
- Cruz robber frog (Craugastor cruzi)
- Craugastor emleni
- Craugastor fecundus
- Craugastor gulosus
- Craugastor obesus
- Craugastor olanchano
- Craugastor omoaensis
- Sierra Juarez robber frog (Craugastor polymniae)
- Craugastor stadelmani
- Craugastor trachydermus
- Oaxacan fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla echinata)
- 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)
- Hyla heinzsteinitzi
- 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)
- Guerreran leopard frog (Lithobates omiltemanus)
- Puebla frog (Lithobates pueblae)
- 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 Pelón treefrog (Plectrohyla calvicollina)
- Oaxaca treefrog (Plectrohyla celata)
- Southern Sierra Madre treefrog (Plectrohyla cembra)
- Blue-eyed aquatic treefrog (Plectrohyla cyanomma)
- Cerro Las Flores spikethumb frog (Plectrohyla ephemera)
- Hazel's treefrog (Plectrohyla hazelae)
- Voiceless treefrog (Plectrohyla siopela)
- Adler's mottled treefrog (Plectrohyla thorectes)
- Argelia robber frog (Pristimantis bernali)
- Botucatu escuerzo (Proceratophrys moratoi)
- Prostherapis dunni
- Carchi Andes toad (Rhaebo colomai)
- Mesopotamia beaked toad (Rhinella rostrata)
- Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum)
- 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)
- Amatola toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus)
Extinct in the wild species
- Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
- 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.