List of recently extinct amphibians

•   Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species
•   Critically endangered (CR): 545 species
•   Endangered (EN): 848 species
•   Vulnerable (VU): 670 species
•   Near threatened (NT): 402 species
•   Least concern (LC): 2,458 species
•   Data deficient (DD): 1,567 species

Amphibian species (IUCN, 2016-2)

• 6492 extant species have been evaluated
• 4925 of those are fully assessed^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 2860 are not threatened at present^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• 2063 to 3630 are threatened^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• 35 to 148 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 33 extinct (EX) species^{[lower-alpha 4]}
  • 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 113 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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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 September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 33 extinct species, 113 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of amphibians.^[1][2]

Salamanders

Extinct species

• Yunnan lake newt (Hypselotriton wolterstorffi)
• Ainsworth's salamander (Plethodon ainsworthi)

Possibly extinct species

Frogs

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Extinct in the wild species

• Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
• Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)

See also

• List of least concern amphibians
• List of near threatened amphibians
• List of vulnerable amphibians
• List of endangered amphibians
• List of critically endangered amphibians
• List of data deficient amphibians

References