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Anura (Frogs) Caudata (Salamanders) Gymnophiona (Caecilians) Link to Family Phylogeny Hierarchical Checklist
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This is an expandable list of all amphibian species arranged by Family, Genera, and species with each species linked to its account page.

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Browse by Family below and see Family Descriptions with all respective species arranged by subfamilies and subgenera.

The total number of amphibian species is currently 8,736 (Mar 19, 2024) .

Anura (frogs and toads)
    # families: 57
    # genera: 468
    # species: 7698

Allophrynidae (3)
Alsodidae (26)
Alytidae (12)
Aromobatidae (139)
Arthroleptidae (151)
Ascaphidae (2)
Batrachylidae (13)
Bombinatoridae (10)
Brachycephalidae (80)
Brevicipitidae (36)
Bufonidae (654)
Caligophrynidae (1)
Calyptocephalellidae (5)
Centrolenidae (166)
Ceratobatrachidae (103)
Ceratophryidae (12)
Ceuthomantidae (6)
Conrauidae (8)
Craugastoridae (136)
Cycloramphidae (37)
Dendrobatidae (207)
Dicroglossidae (227)
Eleutherodactylidae (238)
Heleophrynidae (6)
Hemiphractidae (123)
Hemisotidae (9)
Hylidae (1058)
Hylodidae (49)
Hyperoliidae (236)
Leiopelmatidae (3)
Leptodactylidae (240)
Mantellidae (275)
Megophryidae (316)
Micrixalidae (24)
Microhylidae (745)
Myobatrachidae (136)
Nasikabatrachidae (2)
Neblinaphrynidae (1)
Nyctibatrachidae (37)
Odontobatrachidae (5)
Odontophrynidae (54)
Pelobatidae (6)
Pelodytidae (5)
Petropedetidae (13)
Phrynobatrachidae (99)
Pipidae (41)
Ptychadenidae (63)
Pyxicephalidae (88)
Ranidae (459)
Ranixalidae (19)
Rhacophoridae (444)
Rhinodermatidae (3)
Rhinophrynidae (1)
Scaphiopodidae (7)
Sooglossidae (4)
Strabomantidae (792)
Telmatobiidae (63)

                              Caudata (salamanders)
    # families: 10
    # genera: 68
    # species: 816

Ambystomatidae (32)
Amphiumidae (3)
Cryptobranchidae (6)
Dicamptodontidae (4)
Hynobiidae (98)
Plethodontidae (516)
Proteidae (8)
Rhyacotritonidae (4)
Salamandridae (139)
Sirenidae (6)

Gymnophiona (caecilians)
    # families: 10
    # genera: 33
    # species: 222

Caeciliidae (49)
Chikilidae (4)
Dermophiidae (15)
Grandisoniidae (24)
Herpelidae (11)
Ichthyophiidae (57)
Rhinatrematidae (14)
Scolecomorphidae (6)
Siphonopidae (28)
Typhlonectidae (14)