List of recently extinct amphibians facts for kids
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 35 extinct species, 146 possibly extinct species, two extinct in the wild species, and one possibly extinct in the wild species of amphibians.
Salamanders
Extinct species
- Yunnan lake newt (Hypselotriton wolterstorffi)
- Ainsworth's salamander (Plethodon ainsworthi)
- Jalpa false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea exspectata)
Possibly extinct species
- Admirable false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens)
- Bolitoglossa nussbaumi
- Tlapacoyan salamander (Chiropterotriton casasi)
- Oedipina petiola
- Anita's false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea anitae)
- Aquatic salamander (Pseudoeurycea aquatica)
- Brown false brook salamander (Pseudoeurycea brunnata)
- Teotepec salamander (Pseudoeurycea teotepec)
- Claw-toothed salamander (Pseudoeurycea unguidentis)
- Long-tailed minute salamander (Thorius longicaudus)
Frogs
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
- Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
- Longnose stubfoot toad (Atelopus longirostris)
- Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
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