AMPHIBIAWEB
AmphibiaWeb Species Numbers

There are three orders of amphibians: Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophiona. The AmphibiaWeb database currently contains 6,972 amphibian species (May 16, 2012) , of which 6,158 are Anura (frogs and toads), 624 are Caudata (newts and salamanders), and 190 are Gymnophiona (caecilians). The numbers of species have grown rapidly. Since 1985 the total number of recognized species has increased by over 60%.

Anura 88%
Caudata 9%
Gymnophiona 3%








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world map of amphibian species densities