List of endangered amphibians facts for kids

Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Amphibians are amazing creatures like frogs, toads, and salamanders. Sadly, many of them are in danger of disappearing forever. As of December 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has identified 1291 different types of amphibians as endangered. This means about 16% of all amphibians they have checked are facing a very high risk of extinction in nature.

The IUCN is a global group that helps protect nature. They use special rules to decide if an animal or plant is endangered. If a species is "endangered," it means it's in serious trouble. Even more at risk are "critically endangered" species, which are facing an even higher chance of extinction. There are 2116 amphibian species that are either endangered or critically endangered.

Sometimes, scientists don't have enough information about a species to know if it's endangered. These are called "data deficient." Even though we don't know their exact status, these species often live in small areas or have small populations. This makes them likely to be in danger too. Scientists believe we should still pay close attention to them, at least until their status can be assessed.

This article shares a list of some of the endangered amphibian species, based on information updated in February 2022.

Salamanders

There are 185 salamander species assessed as endangered.

Lungless salamanders

Inyo Mountains salamander (Batrachoseps campi)
Cerro Pando salamander (Bolitoglossa compacta)
Georgetown salamander (Eurycea naufragia)
Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)
Supramonte cave salamander (Speleomantes supramontis)
Many other lungless salamander species are also endangered, including various types of Bolitoglossa, Chiropterotriton, Cryptotriton, Isthmura, Nototriton, Oedipina, Plethodon, Pseudoeurycea, and Thorius salamanders.

Asiatic salamanders

Abe's salamander (Hynobius abei)
Taiwan salamander (Hynobius formosanus)
Central Asian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus)
Many other Asiatic salamanders, such as several Batrachuperus and Hynobius species, are also endangered.

Mole salamanders

Mountain stream salamander (Ambystoma altamirani)
Yellow-peppered salamander (Ambystoma flavipiperatum)
Granular salamander (Ambystoma granulosum)
Lake Lerma salamander (Ambystoma lermaense)
Puerto Hondo stream salamander (Ambystoma ordinarium)
Michoacan stream salamander (Ambystoma rivulare)

Salamandrids

True salamanders and newts

Sardinian brook salamander (Euproctus platycephalus)
Laos warty newt (Laotriton laoensis)
Black-spotted newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
Hainan knobby newt (Tylototriton hainanensis)
Many other true salamanders and newts, including species from Cynops, Lyciasalamandra, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Pleurodeles, and Tylototriton, are endangered.

Proteids

Alabama waterdog (Necturus alabamensis)

Frogs

There are 195 frog species assessed as endangered.

Water frogs

Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Lake Junin frog (Telmatobius macrostomus)
Zapahuira water frog (Telmatobius zapahuirensis)
Many other water frog species, especially from the Telmatobius genus, are endangered.

Robber frogs

Barahona rock frog (Eleutherodactylus alcoae)
Great peeping frog (Eleutherodactylus grandis)
Cricket coqui (Eleutherodactylus gryllus)
Puerto Rican robber frog (Eleutherodactylus portoricensis)
Many other robber frog species, mainly from the Eleutherodactylus genus, are endangered.

Robust frogs

Nyctibatrachus aliciae
Nyctibatrachus beddomii
Giant wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis)
Nyctibatrachus minor
Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris
Kalakad wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus vasanthi)

Shrub frogs

Thorny tree frog (Gracixalus lumarius)
Romer's tree frog (Liuixalus romeri)
Mindoro tree frog (Philautus schmackeri)
Sri Lanka short-horned shrub-frog (Pseudophilautus singu)
Kalakad gliding frog (Rhacophorus calcadensis)
Many other shrub frog species, including many from Pseudophilautus and Raorchestes, are endangered.

Cryptic forest frogs

Llanos rocket frog (Allobates ranoides)
Whitebelly rocket frog (Aromobates alboguttatus)
Mayorga rocket frog (Aromobates mayorgai)
Mannophryne caquetio
Many other cryptic forest frogs, especially from the Aromobates and Mannophryne genera, are endangered.

Rain frogs

Mazumbai warty frog (Callulina kisiwamsitu)
Probreviceps durirostris
Probreviceps loveridgei
Usambara big-fingered frog (Probreviceps macrodactylus)
Highland rain frog (Probreviceps rhodesianus)
Probreviceps rungwensis
Probreviceps uluguruensis

True toads

Malcolm's Ethiopian toad (Altiphrynoides malcolmi)
Arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus)
Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus)
Guajira stubfoot toad (Atelopus carrikeri)
Khasi Hill rock toad (Bufoides meghalayanus)
Cuban pine toad (Peltophryne cataulaciceps)
Many other true toad species, including many from Amietophrynus, Ansonia, Atelopus, Duttaphrynus, Incilius, Mertensophryne, Nectophrynoides, Osornophryne, Pelophryne, Rhinella, and Werneria, are endangered.

Fleshbelly frogs

Cuzco Andes frog (Bryophryne cophites)
Gunther's robber frog (Craugastor omiltemanus)
Walker's Sierra frog (Geobatrachus walkeri)
Wine robber frog (Pristimantis bacchus)
Mutable rainfrog (Pristimantis mutabilis)
Many other fleshbelly frog species, especially from the large Craugastor and Pristimantis genera, are endangered.

Glass frogs

Blue giant glass frog (Centrolene azulae)
Burrowes' giant glass frog (Centrolene ballux)
Maria's giant glass frog (Nymphargus mariae)
Santa rosa cochran frog (Nymphargus megacheirus)
Many other glass frog species, including several Centrolene, Hyalinobatrachium, and Nymphargus species, are endangered.

Litter frogs

Leptobrachium boringii
Appleby's leaf-litter toad (Leptolalax applebyi)
Short-legged horned toad (Megophrys brachykolos)
Omei lazy toad (Oreolalax omeimontis)
Many other litter frog species, including various Leptobrachium, Leptolalax, Megophrys, Oreolalax, and Scutiger species, are endangered.

Screeching frogs

Freetown long-fingered frog (Arthroleptis aureoli)
Fopouanga night frog (Astylosternus fallax)
Mount Okou long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa oreas)
Ornate egg frog (Leptodactylodon ornatus)
Big-eyed tree frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus)
Many other screeching frog species, including various Arthroleptis, Astylosternus, Cardioglossa, Leptodactylodon, and Leptopelis species, are endangered.

Hemiphractids

Boulenger's backpack frog (Cryptobatrachus boulengeri)
Mount Tucuche tree frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi)
Horned marsupial frog (Gastrotheca cornuta)
Andean marsupial tree frog (Gastrotheca riobambae)
Johnson's horned treefrogs (Hemiphractus johnsoni)
Many other hemiphractid species, especially from the Gastrotheca genus, are endangered.

Poison dart frogs

Silverstone's poison frog (Ameerega silverstonei)
Cauca poison frog (Andinobates bombetes)
Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor)
Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Splendid poison frog (Oophaga speciosa)
Many other poison dart frog species, including various Ameerega, Andinobates, Colostethus, Hyloxalus, Oophaga, Phyllobates, and Ranitomeya species, are endangered.

Mantellids

Boophis andrangoloaka
Böhme's bright-eyed frog (Boophis boehmei)
Klemmer's Madagascar frog (Gephyromantis klemmeri)
Bernhard's mantella (Mantella bernhardi)
Green mantella (Mantella viridis)
Many other mantellid species, including various Aglyptodactylus, Boophis, Gephyromantis, Guibemantis, Mantella, Mantidactylus, Spinomantis, and Tsingymantis species, are endangered.

Ceratobatrachids

Fiji ground frog (Cornufer vitianus)
Hazel's forest frog (Platymantis hazelae)
Negros forest frog (Platymantis negrosensis)
Panay forest frog (Platymantis panayensis)
Many other ceratobatrachid species, especially from the Platymantis genus, are endangered.

Fork-tongued frogs

Montane frog (Fejervarya greenii)
Tanah Rata wart frog (Limnonectes nitidus)
Piebald spiny frog (Nanorana maculosa)
Boulenger's spiny frog (Quasipaa boulengeri)
Many other fork-tongued frog species, including various Fejervarya, Limnonectes, Minervarya, Nannophrys, Nanorana, and Quasipaa species, are endangered.

Narrow-mouthed frogs

Black-throated climbing frog (Anodonthyla nigrigularis)
McDonald's frog (Cophixalus mcdonaldi)
Madagascar giant treefrog (Cophyla alticola)
Usambara blue-bellied frog (Hoplophryne rogersi)
Malagasy rainbow frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei)
Many other narrow-mouthed frog species, including various Anodonthyla, Callulops, Chiasmocleis, Cophixalus, Cophyla, Ctenophryne, Hoplophryne, Kalophrynus, Madecassophryne, Melanobatrachus, Microhyla, Micryletta, Oreophryne, Plethodontohyla, Rhombophryne, Scaphiophryne, and Uperodon species, are endangered.

True frogs

Hong Kong cascade frog (Amolops hongkongensis)
Holst's frog (Babina holsti)
Patzcuaro frog (Lithobates dunni)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
Mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa)
Many other true frog species, including various Amnirana, Amolops, Babina, Hylarana, Lithobates, Odorrana, Pelophylax, and Rana species, are endangered.

Puddle frogs

Ringed river frog (Phrynobatrachus annulatus)
Ghana river frog (Phrynobatrachus ghanensis)
Irangi puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus irangi)
Pakenham's river frog (Phrynobatrachus pakenhami)
Many other puddle frog species, all from the Phrynobatrachus genus, are endangered.

Hylids

Includes tree frog species and their allies.

Blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae)
Fairy tree frog (Charadrahyla chaneque)
Suweon tree frog (Hyla suweonensis)
Green-thighed frog (Litoria brevipalmata)
Jamaican snoring frog (Osteopilus crucialis)
Forest spikethumb frog (Plectrohyla glandulosa)
Many other hylid species, including various Argenteohyla, Dendropsophus, Duellmanohyla, Ecnomiohyla, Exerodonta, Hyloscirtus, Isthmohyla, Litoria, Megastomatohyla, Osteopilus, Phyllomedusa, Plectrohyla, Ptychohyla, Sarcohyla, Scinax, and Smilisca species, are endangered.

African reed frogs

Clarke's banana frog (Afrixalus clarkei)
Mebebque frog (Arlequinus krebsi)
Itombwe golden frog (Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens)
Luvubu reed frog (Hyperolius leleupi)
White-striped reed frog (Hyperolius leucotaenius)
Many other African reed frog species, including various Afrixalus, Hyperolius, Kassina, and Phlyctimantis species, are endangered.

Pyxicephalids

Inyangani river frog (Amietia inyangae)
Mistbelt chirping frog (Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis)
Hogsback frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi)
Natal diving frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi)
Many other pyxicephalid species, including various Amietia, Arthroleptella, and Nothophryne species, are endangered.

Australian ground frogs

Mountain frog (Philoria kundagungan)
Loveridge's frog (Philoria loveridgei)
Philoria pughi
Philoria richmondensis
Sphagnum frog (Philoria sphagnicolus)

Other frog species

Usambara torrent frog (Arthroleptides martiensseni)
Patagonia frog (Atelognathus patagonicus)
Bornean flat-headed frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis)
Apennine yellow-bellied toad (Bombina pachypus)
Goliath frog (Conraua goliath)
Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)
Magnificent brood frog (Pseudophryne covacevichae)
Northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi)
Gardiner's Seychelles frog (Sechellophryne gardineri)
Seychelles frog (Sooglossus sechellensis)
Many other frog species from various families are also endangered, including species from Eupsophus, Heleophryne, Indirana, Micrixalus, Mixophyes, Pelobates, Petropedetes, Physalaemus, Pipa, Ptychadena, Telmatobufo, Thoropa, and Xenopus.

Gymnophiona

There are 14 gymnophiona species assessed as endangered.

Changamwensis African caecilian (Boulengerula changamwensis)
Sagalla caecilian (Boulengerula niedeni)
Mahe caecilian (Grandisonia brevis)
Praslin's caecilian (Praslinia cooperi)
Nyingwa caecilian (Scolecomorphus uluguruensis)
Many other caecilian species, including various Boulengerula and Grandisonia species, are endangered.