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.
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
- Penibetic salamander, Salamandra longirostris (Spain)[2]
- Corsican fire salamander, Salamandra corsica LC (Corsica)
- Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra LC (France, the Alps, and Balkans)
- Lanza's alpine salamander, Salamandra lanzai VU
- Karpathos salamander, Lyciasalamandra helverseni VU (three Greek islands near Crete)
- Luschan's salamander, Lyciasalamandra luschani VU (Greek island of Kastellorizo)
- Gold-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica VU (Spain and Portugal)
- Spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata LC (Italy) and:
- Salamandrina perspicillata LC (formerly in Salamandrina terdigitata, Italy)
- Iberian ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl NT (Iberian Peninsula, Morocco)
- Pyrenean brook salamander, Calotriton asper NT (Pyrenees)
- Montseny brook newt, Calotriton arnoldi CR (Spain)
- Corsican brook salamander, Euproctus montanus LC (Corsica)
- Sardinian brook salamander, Euproctus platycephalus EN (Sardinia)
- Northern 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
- Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi (Balkans, Turkey)[2]
- Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus (Balkans, Turkey)[2]
- Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus NT
- Banded newt, Ommatotriton ophryticus (Caucasus, Turkey)[2][3] NT
- Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris LC
- Carpathian newt, Lissotriton montandoni LC (Carpathians)
- Smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris LC and:
- Greek smooth newt, Lissotriton graecus (Balkans)[2]
- Smooth newt, Lissotriton meridionalis (Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia)[2]
- Schmidtler's smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria)[4][5]
- Caucasian smooth newt, Lissotriton lantzi (Caucasus)[2][6]
- Bosca's newt, Lissotriton boscai (Portugal)[2] 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)
- Brown 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) and:
- VU (formerly in Speleomantes imperialis, Sardinia)
- Supramonte cave salamander, Speleomantes supramontis EN (Sardinia)
Family: Proteidae (waterdogs and mudpuppies)
- Olm, Proteus anguinus VU (Dinaric Alps)
Frogs and toads[]
Family: Bombinatoridae (fire-bellied toads)
- European fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina LC
- Apennine yellow-bellied toad, Bombina pachypus EN
- Yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata LC
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)
- Tyrrhenian painted frog, Discoglossus sardus LC
- Midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans LC and:
- 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) and:
- Western spadefoot, Pelobates cultripes NT
- Common spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus LC and:
- Common parsley frog, Pelodytes punctatus LC
- Iberian parsley frog, Pelodytes ibericus LC (Iberian Peninsula)
- Lusitanian parsley frog, Pelodytes atlanticus LC (Portugal)[2]
- Caucasian parsley frog, Pelodytes caucasicus NT (Caucasus region, Turkey)
- Hesperides' parsley frog, Pelodytes hespericus (Spain)[2]
Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
- Common toad, Bufo bufo LC
- Giant toad, Bufo spinosus (Iberian Peninsula, France, Jersey)[2]
- Caucasian toad, Bufo verrucosissimus NT (Caucasus, Turkey, Iran)[2][7]
- Natterjack toad, Bufo calamita LC
- Berber toad, Bufo mauritanicus LC (Spain - introduced)
- European green toad, Bufotes viridis LC (in the past Pseudepidalea (Bufo) viridis, most of Europe) and:
- , Bufotes variabilis DD (currently not recognized,[4][5] northern Europe, Greece, Caucasus region)
- Balearic green toad, Bufotes balearicus LC (Italy, Mediterranean islands)
- African green toad, Bufotes boulengeri LC (Lampedusa) and:
Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and their allies)
- Common tree frog, Hyla arborea LC
- , Hyla orientalis (eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran)[2]
- Italian tree frog, Hyla intermedia LC and:
- Stripeless tree frog, Hyla meridionalis LC (southern Europe)
- Iberian tree frog, Hyla molleri (Iberian Peninsula, France)[2]
- Sardinian tree frog, Hyla sarda LC
Family: Ranidae (true frogs)
- Typical frogs
- Common frog, Rana temporaria LC and:
- 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 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[]
- List of birds of Europe
- List of mammals of Europe
- List of reptiles of Europe
- List of extinct animals of Europe
Further reading[]
- Arnold N., Ovenden D., Collins Field Guide: Reptiles & Amphibians Britain & Europe., HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2002, ISBN 0-00-219964-5
- Engelmann W., Fritzsche J., Günthner R., Obst F., Beobachten und bestimmen: Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas, Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul, 1985
References[]
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Frost, Darrel (2017). "Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Kurtuluş Olgun, Jan Willem Arntzen, Sergius Kuzmin, Theodore Papenfuss, Ismail Ugurtas, David Tarkhnishvili, Max Sparreboom, Steven Anderson, Boris Tuniyev Natalia Ananjeva, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Uğur Kaya. 2009. Ommatotriton ophryticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T136019A4230151. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T136019A4230151.en. Downloaded on 10 October 2017. The distribution map: http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=136019
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Frost, Darrel (2020). "Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i AmphibiaWeb. Berkeley, CA: University of California. 2020 https://amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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(help) - ^ V. Skorinov, D.; V. Doronin, I.; A. Kidov, A.; S. Tuniyev, B.; N. Litvinchuk, S. (2014). "Distribution and conservation status of the Caucasian newt, Lissotriton lantzi (Wolterstorff, 1914)". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 21 (4): 251–268. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Boris Tuniyev, Göran Nilson, Natalia Ananjeva, Aram Agasyan, Nikolai Orlov, Sako Tuniyev, Steven Anderson, Sergius Kuzmin, Matthias Stöck, Theodore Papenfuss, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Ismail Ugurtas, David Tarkhnishvili, Sergius Kuzmin, Matthias Stöck, Theodore Papenfuss, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Ismail Ugurtas, Steven Anderson, David Tarkhnishvili, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov, Boris Tuniyev. 2009. Bufo verrucosissimus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T39421A10235921. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T39421A10235921.en. Downloaded on 10 October 2017. The distribution map: http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=39421
External links[]
- Frost, Darrel (2017). "Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History.
- AmphibiaWeb Database. University of California, Berkeley, CA.
- Europe-related lists
- Lists of animals of Europe
- Lists of amphibians of Europe
- Lists of amphibians by continent