List of near threatened amphibians

Amphibian species (IUCN, 2025-2)
  • 8052 extant species have been evaluated
  • 7156 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 4186 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 2931 to 3827 are threatened[c]
  • 35 to 148 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 37 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT and LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

As of December 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 453 near threatened amphibian species.[1] 5.6% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as near threatened.

This is a complete list of near threatened amphibian species evaluated by the IUCN, last substantially updated August 2022.

Salamanders

There are 69 salamander species assessed as near threatened.

Lungless salamanders

Salamandrids

True salamanders and newts

Other salamander species

Frogs

There are 385 frog species assessed as near threatened.

Robber frogs

Shrub frogs

True toads

Fleshbelly frogs

Glass frogs

Litter frogs

Screeching frogs

Hemiphractids

Cycloramphids

Poison dart frogs

Mantellids

Fork-tongued frogs

Narrow-mouthed frogs

True frogs

Puddle frogs

Hylids

Includes tree frog species and their allies.

African reed frogs

Pyxicephalids

Other frog species

Gymnophiona

There are 4 species in the order Gymnophiona assessed as near threatened.

See also

References

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2025-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 30 December 2025.


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