List of amphibians of Europe

This is a list of amphibians of Europe. It includes all amphibians currently found in Europe. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this, nor does it currently include species introduced in recent decades. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited.

Extinction Extinction Endangered species Vulnerable species Threatened species IUCN conservation statuses

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])


Salamanders

Family: Salamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)

  • Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra LC
  • Corsican Fire Salamander Salamandra corsica LC (Corsica)
  • Alpine salamander Salamandra atra LC (France, the Alps and Balkans)
  • Lanza's Alpine Salamander Salamandra lanzai VU
  • Lyciasalamandra helverseni VU (three Greek islands near Crete)
  • Luschan's Salamander Lyciasalamandra luschani VU (Greek island of Kastellorizo)
  • Golden-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica VU (Spain and Portugal)
  • Spectacled Salamander Salamandrina terdigitata LC (Italy)
  • Salamandrina perspicillata LC (formerly in Salamandrina terdigitata, Italy)
  • Iberian ribbed newt Pleurodeles waltl NT (Iberian Peninsula, Morocco)
  • Pyrenean brook salamander Calotriton asper NT (Pyrenees)
  • Calotriton arnoldi CR (Spain)
  • Corsican brook salamander Euproctus montanus LC (Corsica)
  • Sardinian Brook Salamander Euproctus platycephalus EN (Sardinia)
  • Great crested newt Triturus cristatus LC
  • Marbled newt Triturus marmoratus LC (Spain, Portugal and France)
  • Southern Marbled Newt Triturus pygmaeus NT (Spain and Portugal)
  • Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex LC
  • Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii LC
  • Danube Crested Newt Triturus dobrogicus NT
  • Alpine newt Mesotriton alpestris LC
  • Carpathian Newt Lissotriton montandoni LC (Carpathians)
  • Smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris LC
  • Bosca's Newt Lissotriton boscai LC
  • Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus LC
  • Italian_Newt Lissotriton italicus LC

Family: Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders)

  • Siberian salamander Salamandrella keyserlingii LC (Russia)

Family: Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)

  • Cave Salamander Speleomantes strinatii NT (France)
  • Sardinian Cave Salamander Hydromantes genei VU (France and Italy)
  • Italian Cave Salamander Speleomantes italicus NT (Italy)
  • Ambrosi's Cave Salamander Speleomantes ambrosii NT (Italy)
  • Monte Albo Cave Salamander Speleomantes flavus VU (Sardinia)
  • Imperial Cave Salamander Speleomantes imperialis NT (Sardinia)
  • Speleomantes sarrabusensis VU (formerly in Speleomantes imperialis, Sardinia)
  • Supramonte Cave Salamander Speleomantes supramontis EN (Sardinia)

Family: Proteidae (Waterdogs and Mudpuppies)

Frogs and toads

Family: Bombinatoridae (Fire-bellied Toads)

Family: Discoglossidae (Disc-Tongued Frogs)

  • Iberian Painted Frog Discoglossus galganoi LC
  • Spanish Painted Frog Discoglossus jeanneae NT
  • Corsican Painted Frog Discoglossus montalentii NT
  • Painted frog Discoglossus pictus LC (Sicily and Malta)
  • Discoglossus sardus
  • Midwife toad Alytes obstetricans LC
  • Iberian Midwife Toad Alytes cisternasii NT
  • Betic Midwife Toad Alytes dickhilleni VU (Spain)
  • Majorcan Midwife Toad Alytes muletensis VU (Majorca)

Family: Pipidae

  • African clawed frog Xenopus laevis LC (introduced)

Family: Pelobatidae (European spadefoot toads)

  • Eastern spadefoot Pelobates syriacus LC (south-eastern Europe)
  • Western Spadefoot Pelobates cultripes NT
  • Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus LC
  • Common parsley frog Pelodytes punctatus LC
  • Sapillo Moteado Ibérico Pelodytes ibericus LC (Iberian Peninsula)
  • Caucasian Parsley Frog Pelodytes caucasicus NT ) (Caucasus region, Turkey)

Family: Bufonidae (True Toads)

  • Common toad Bufo bufo LC
  • Natterjack toad Bufo calamita LC
  • Berber toad Bufo mauritanicus LC (Spain - introduced)
  • European green toad Pseudepidalea (Bufo) viridis LC (most of Europe)
  • Pseudepidalea variabilis DD (formerly in Pseudepidalea viridis, northern Europe, Greece, Caucasus region)
  • Balearic green toad Pseudepidalea balearica LC (formerly in Pseudepidalea viridis, Italy, Mediterranean islands)
  • Sicilian Green Toad Pseudepidalea sicula LC (formerly in Pseudepidalea viridis, Sicilia)
  • Pseudepidalea boulengeri LC (formerly in Pseudepidalea viridis, Lampedusa)

Family: Hylidae ("Tree Frogs and their allies")

  • Common tree frog Hyla arborea LC
  • Italian Tree Frog Hyla intermedia LC
  • Stripeless tree frog Hyla meridionalis LC (southern Europe)
  • Sardinian Tree Frog Hyla sarda LC

Family: Ranidae (True Frogs)

Typical Frogs
  • Common frog Rana temporaria LC
  • Pyrenean Frog Rana pyrenaica EN
  • Moor frog Rana arvalis LC
  • Agile frog Rana dalmatina LC
  • Italian Agile Frog Rana latastei VU
  • Italian Stream Frog Rana italica LC
  • Greek Stream Frog Rana graeca LC
  • Iberian Frog Rana iberica NT
  • Long-legged Wood Frog Rana macrocnemis LC (Caucasus region, Turkey)
Water Frogs
  • Marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus LC
  • Pool frog Pelophylax lessonae LC
  • Edible frog Pelophylax kl. esculentus LC
  • Perez's Frog Pelophylax perezi LC
  • Graf's Hybrid Frog Pelophylax kl. grafi NT
  • Italian Pool Frog Pelophylax bergeri LC
  • Italian Edible Frog Pelophylax kl. hispanicus LC (Italy)
  • Epirus Water Frog Pelophylax epeiroticus VU
  • Albanian Water Frog Pelophylax shqipericus EN
  • Karpathos Frog Pelophylax cerigensis CR (Greece)
  • Cretan Water Frog Pelophylax cretensis EN (Greece)
  • Cyprus Water Frog Pelophylax cypriensis (Cyprus)
  • Balkan Frog Pelophylax kurtmuelleri LC
  • Levant Water Frog Pelophylax bedriagae LC
  • Sahara Frog Pelophylax saharicus LC (Gran Canaria - introduced)
  • American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus LC (introduced)

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.