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The AmphibiaWeb database offers the possibility to search by country. Here, the total number of amphibian species per country is shown. To do a search for an individual country, go here.

This figure shows the number of species per country against the latitude of the middle of that country. It shows that the countries with the highest numbers of species within their borders are clustered around the equator. For a figure that is somewhat corrected for the size of the country, see the density/latitude figure below.
Graph by Rachna Tiwari

This figure shows the species density (in number of species per square kilometer times one million) against the latitude of the middle of that country. The figure shows the highest densities of species around the equator. Note that the horizontal axis is in logarithmic scale.
Graph by Rachna Tiwari

This figure shows the number of species (as of Sept. 2001) per square kilometer against the latitude for all of the countries in AmphibiaWeb with an area over 1000 square kilometers. It shows the greatest species diversity around the tropics (0 degrees) and a lower diversity at the latitude where deserts are prevalent (around 30 degrees). Diversity picks up again at the temperate zones and drops toward the poles (90 degrees).
Image map by Rachna Tiwari

hold your mouse over a data point Costa Rica, 165 Species Guadeloupe, 5 Species Martinique, 3 Species Puerto Rico, 22 Species Swaziland, 41 Species Jamaica, 24 Species Panama, 168 Species Haiti, 47 Species Belize, 36 Species El Salvador, 29 Species Ecuador, 431 Species Rwanda, 30 Species Guatemala, 132 Species Slovenia, 18 Species Antarctica, 0 Species Svalbard and Jan May, 0 Species Greenland, 0 Species Iceland, 0 Species Finland, 6 Species Sweden, 13 Species, Norway, 5 Species and Faroe Islands 0 Species Canada, 40 species ; Russian Federation, 30 Species Estonia, 11 Species Denmark, 16 Species Equatorial Guinea, 26 Species French Guiana, 84 Species Sri Lanka, 57 Species Burundi, 21 Species Brunei Darussalam, 4 Species Malaysia, 193 Species Congo, 19 Species Netherlands, 17 Species Belgium, 18 Species Switzerland, 21 Species Mauritius, 2 Species Zimbabwe, 33 Species Honduras, 91 Species Slovakia, 17 Species Czech Republic, 19 Species Republic of Moldova, 10 Species Austria, 20 Species Dominican Republic, 37 Species REunion, 2 Species Israel, 7 Species Bahamas, 5 Species Cuba, 57 Species Nepal, 41 Species Madagascar, 181 Species Lithuania, 13 Species Latvia, 13 Species Kazakstan, 9 Species Ukraine, 18 Species France, 40 Species; Romania, 2 Species and Mongolia 7 Species French Southern Terr, 0 Species United Kingdom, 12 Species; Ireland, 3 Species ; South Georgia and Th, 0 Species Uganda, 41 Species; Hungary, 17 Species; Gabon, 35 Species and Kenya 61 Species Thailand, 101 Species Belarus, 13 Species; Poland, 18 Species; Germany, 20 Species; Ireland 3 Species and Falkland Islands, 0 Species Indonesia, 241 Species; United Republic of Tanzania, 109 Species Colombia, 588 Species; Suriname, 85 Species; Guyana, 99 Species Guyana, 99 Species; Papua New Guinea, 223 Species Liberia, 34 Species; Cameroon, 164 Species Sierra Leone, 36 Species; Solomon Islands, 12 Species Venezuela, 285 Species; Togo, 12 Species Togo, 12 Species; Ghana, 44 Species Ethiopia, 61 Species Central African Repu, 11 Species Brazil, 623 Species; Nigeria, 64; Benin, 5 Species and Somalia 26 Species Philippines, 91 Species Dijibouti, 6 Species; Guinea, 43 Species, Peru, 326 Species and Guinea Bissau 6 Species Thailand, 101 Species United Arab Emirates, 1 Species; Western Sahara, 2 Species; Saudi Arabia, 5 Species; Libya, 2 Species and Qatar 0 Species Australia, 217 Species; Egypt, 8 Species, Algeria, 7 Species and Bhutan 0 Species Paraguay, 70 Species; Mexico, 328 Species and Bangladesh 20 Species Japan, 62 Species; South Korea, 13 Species India, 217 Species; Namibia, 26 Species; Botswana, 17 Species; Oman, 3 Species; Mauritania, 1 Species; New California, 0 Species The Forme Macedonia, 5 Species; Georgia, 14 Species; Bosnia and Herzegovi, 10 Species; Bulgaria, 18 Species; Italy, 43 Species Zambia, 53 Species; Eritrea, 3 Species; Yemen, 7 Species; Sudan, 7 Species; Mali, 3 Species; Chad, 3 Species Cyprus, 1 Species; Argentina, 147 Species; China, 309 Species; Tunisia, 4 Species; Syrian Arab Republic, 4 Species; Iraq, 6 Species Lesotho, 5 Species; South Africa, 107 Species; Chile, 44 Species; Pakistan, 14 Species; Jordon, 1 Species; Kuwait, 0 Species Laos Peoples Democr, 58 Species; Fiji, 3 Species Bolivia, 129 Species; Mozambique, 53 Species Japan, 62 Specie; South Korea, 13 Species Armenia, 6 Species; Portugal, 18 Species; Greece, 20 Species; North Korea, 16 Species Tajikistan, 5 Species; United States, 267 Species; Turkey, 21 Species Azerbaijan, 6 Species; Spain, 30 Species; Albania, 1 Species; Kyrgyzstan, 5 Species; New Zealand, 6 Species; Turmenistan, 5 Species Province of Taiwan, 43 Species

Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Feb 7, 2012).

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