There are three orders of amphibians: Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophiona. The AmphibiaWeb database currently contains 6,916 amphibian species (Feb 7, 2012) , of which 6,112 are Anura (frogs and toads), 615 are Caudata (newts and salamanders), and 189 are Gymnophiona (caecilians). The numbers of species have grown rapidly. Since 1985 the total number of recognized species has increased by over 60%. Species lists can be accessed via the search page, or can be browsed by order and family. AmphibiaWeb also provides a list of all new amphibian species. View representative photos of all families, all genera in a family, or all species in a genus, by using our new taxonomic photo browser.

Anura 88% Caudata 9% Gymnophiona 3%