AMPHIBIAWEB
AmphibiaWeb Species Numbers

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%.

Anura 88%
Caudata 9%
Gymnophiona 3%








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world map of amphibian species densities