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Status iucn3.1 CR
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of December 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 673 critically endangered amphibian species, including 146 which are tagged as possibly extinct. 9.2% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as critically endangered. No subpopulations of amphibians have been evaluated by the IUCN.

Additionally, 1193 amphibian species (16.4% 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. 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."

This is a complete list of critically endangered amphibian species evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such.

Salamanders

There are 121 salamander species assessed as critically endangered.

Giant salamanders

Lungless salamanders

Asiatic salamanders

  • Paghman mountain salamander (Afghanodon mustersi)
  • Hynobius amakusaensis
  • Nanhu salamander (Hynobius glacialis)
  • Hynobius guabangshanensis
  • Hynobius maoershanensis
  • Hynobius mikawaensis
  • Hynobius tosashimizuensis
  • Tsukuba clawed salamander (Onychodactylus tsukubaensis)
  • Gorgan mountain salamander (Paradactylodon gorganensis)
  • Kuankuoshui salamander (Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis)
  • Puxiong salamander (Pseudohynobius puxiongensis)
  • Shuicheng salamander (Pseudohynobius shuichengensis)

Mole salamanders

Salamandrids

True salamanders and newts

  • Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi)
  • Cynops chenggongensis
  • Fuding fire-bellied newt (Cynops fudingensis)
  • Blue-gray fire-bellied newt (Cynops glaucus)
  • Chinhai spiny newt (Echinotriton chinhaiensis)
  • Mountain spiny newt (Echinotriton maxiquadratus)
  • Bay Lycian salamander (Lyciasalamandra billae)
  • Kurdistan newt (Neurergus microspilotus)
  • Pachytriton xanthospilos
  • Spotless smooth warty newt (Paramesotriton labiatus)
  • Anhui knobby newt (Tylotriton anhuiensis)
  • Mangshan crocodile newt (Tylotriton lizhengchangi)

Frogs

There are 549 frog species assessed as critically endangered.

Water frogs

Robber frogs

Shrub frogs

  • Philautus jacobsoni (possibly extinct)
  • Amboli bush frog (Pseudophilautus amboli)
  • Bambaradeniya's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai)
  • Dayawansa's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus dayawansai)
  • Elegant shrub frog (Pseudophilautus decoris)
  • Jagath Gunawardana's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus jagathgunawardanai)
  • Karunarathna's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus karunarathnai)
  • Pseudophilautus lunatus
  • Bigfoot shrub frog (Pseudophilautus macropus)
  • Pseudophilautus mooreorum
  • Newton Jayawardane's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus newtonjayawardanei)
  • Pseudophilautus ocularis
  • Poppy's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus poppiae)
  • Pseudophilautus procax
  • Samrakoon's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus samarakoon)
  • Pseudophilautus simba
  • Siril Wijesundara's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus sirilwijesundarai)
  • Pseudophilautus stellatus
  • Stuart's shrub frog (Pseudophilautus stuarti)
  • Günther's bush frog (Raorchestes chalazodes)
  • Green eyed bushfrog (Raorchestes chlorosomma)
  • Raorchestes griet
  • Kaikatti bushfrog (Raorchestes kaikatti)
  • Mark's bushfrog (Raorchestes marki)
  • Munnar bush frog (Raorchestes munnarensis)
  • Large Ponmudi bush frog (Raorchestes ponmudi)
  • Resplendent shrubfrog (Raorchestes resplendens)
  • Sacred grove bushfrog (Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus)
  • Shillong bush frog (Raorchestes shillongensis)
  • Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili)
  • Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)

Cryptic forest frogs

  • Caribbean nurse frog (Allobates caribe)
  • Martinique volcano frog (Allobates chalcopis)
  • Allobates mcdiarmidi
  • Llanos rocket frog (Allobates ranoides)
  • Degranville's rocket frog (Anomaloglossus degranvillei)
  • Anomaloglossus dewynteri
  • White-dotted rocket frog (Aromobates alboguttatus)
  • Las Escalera's skunk frog (Aromobates cannatellai)
  • Aromobates duranti
  • Aromobates haydeeae
  • Mucubají skunk frog (Aromobates leopardalis) (possibly extinct)
  • Merida rocket frog (Aromobates meridensis)
  • Molinari's rocket frog (Aromobates molinarii)
  • Skunk frog (Aromobates nocturnus) (possibly extinct)
  • Tachira rocket frog (Aromobates orostoma)
  • Sierra rocket frog (Aromobates serranus)
  • Arp's rocket frog (Aromobates walterarpi)
  • Mucuchíes' frog (Aromobates zippeli)
  • Mannophryne neblina
  • Speer's collared frog (Mannophryne speeri)
  • Prostherapis dunni (possibly extinct)

Rain frogs

Fleshbelly frogs

Glass frogs

Litter frogs

  • Leptobrachella palmata
  • Leptolalax botsfordi
  • Megophrys damrei
  • Oreolalax liangbeiensis
  • Sterling's toothed toad (Oreolalax sterlingae)
  • Piebald alpine toad (Scutiger maculatus) (possibly extinct)

Screeching frogs

  • Tiny squeaker frog (Arthroleptis kidogo)
  • Overlooked squeaker frog (Arthroleptis kutogundua) (possibly extinct)
  • Nike's squeaker (Arthroleptis nikeae)
  • Cave squeaker (Arthroleptis troglodytes) (possibly extinct)
  • Nganha night frog (Astylosternus nganhanus)
  • Cardioglossa alsco
  • Cardioglossa manengouba
  • Cardioglossa trifasciata
  • Leptodactylodon axillaris
  • Redbelly egg frog (Leptodactylodon erythrogaster)

Poison dart frogs

Mantellids

  • Boophis ankarafensis
  • Boophis baetkei
  • Boophis liami
  • Boophis tsilomaro
  • Williams' bright-eyed frog (Boophis williamsi)
  • Gephyromantis mafy
  • Guibemantis diphonus
  • Dotted Madagascar frog (Guibemantis punctatus)
  • Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
  • Black-eared mantella (Mantella milotympanum)
  • Madagascar frog (Mantidactylus pauliani)

Narrow-mouthed frogs

True frogs

  • Gunung Jerai black stream frog (Abavorana nazgul)
  • Lago de las Minas frog (Lithobates chichicuahutla)
  • Little Corn Island frog (Lithobates miadis)
  • Puebla frog (Lithobates pueblae) (possibly extinct)
  • Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus)
  • Ramsey canyon leopard frog (Lithobates subaquavocalis)
  • Tlaloc's leopard frog (Lithobates tlaloci) (possibly extinct)
  • Hainan music frog (Nidirana hainanensis)
  • Karpathos frog (Pelophylax cerigensis)
  • Chevron-spotted brown frog (Rana chevronta) (possibly extinct)
  • Taurus frog (Rana holtzi)

Australian water frogs

Hylids

Includes tree frog species and their allies.

African reed frogs

  • Alexteroon jynx
  • Hyperolius davenporti
  • Hyperolius ruvuensis
  • Tanners' reed frog (Hyperolius tanneri)
  • Hyperolius watsonae

Other frog species

Gynmophiona

There are 3 caecilian species assessed as critically endangered.

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