Amphibians Per Country
Relying on vanishing clean freshwater habitats now overrun by invasive species, faces a grim future, with half of their species teetering on the brink of extinction!
Each country boasts its unique array of species, contributing to the rich tapestry of global biodiversity. However, this remarkable group faces severe threats, with varying proportions of species at risk of extinction in different regions.
This alarming situation underscores the critical importance of amphibians to environmental health and the urgent need for targeted conservation efforts worldwide. By analyzing the diversity and threat levels of amphibian species across various countries, we can uncover the challenges and possibilities for protecting these essential animals, whose survival is deeply connected to the well-being of our planet.
The table below shows the number of known amphibian species in different countries, how many of them are Threatened with extinction, and how many are Endemic species (unique to one single country).
The table is sorted from the highest diversity to the lowest:
| # | Country | Species | Threatened | % Threatened | Endemic | % Endemic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
1183 | 189 | 16.0% | 849 | 71.8% |
| 2 |  Colombia |
833 | 300 | 36.0% | 421 | 50.5% |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
689 | 292 | 42.4% | 313 | 45.4% |
| 4 |  Peru |
673 | 140 | 20.8% | 362 | 53.8% |
| 5 |  China |
613 | 87 | 14.2% | 458 | 74.7% |
| 6 |  India |
455 | 75 | 16.5% | 189 | 41.5% |
| 7 |  Papua New Guinea |
426 | 11 | 2.6% | 324 | 76.1% |
| 8 |  Mexico |
424 | 219 | 51.7% | 290 | 68.4% |
| 9 |  Madagascar |
412 | 145 | 35.2% | 310 | 75.2% |
| 10 |  Indonesia |
394 | 30 | 7.6% | 224 | 56.9% |
| 11 |  Venezuela |
366 | 73 | 19.9% | 190 | 51.9% |
| 12 |  United States |
345 | 56 | 16.2% | 203 | 58.8% |
| 13 |  Malaysia |
279 | 35 | 12.5% | 109 | 39.1% |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
279 | 50 | 17.9% | 65 | 23.3% |
| 15 |  Bolivia |
260 | 35 | 13.5% | 71 | 27.3% |
| 16 |  Australia |
253 | 47 | 18.6% | 226 | 89.3% |
| 17 |  Panama |
230 | 49 | 21.3% | 51 | 22.2% |
| 17 |  DR Congo |
230 | 11 | 4.8% | 65 | 28.3% |
| 19 |  Cameroon |
226 | 56 | 24.8% | 65 | 28.8% |
| 20 |  Costa Rica |
216 | 61 | 28.2% | 52 | 24.1% |
| 21 |  Tanzania |
207 | 61 | 29.5% | 90 | 43.5% |
| 22 |  Argentina |
177 | 30 | 16.9% | 48 | 27.1% |
| 23 |  Guatemala |
165 | 77 | 46.7% | 55 | 33.3% |
| 24 |  Thailand |
161 | 7 | 4.3% | 15 | 9.3% |
| 25 |  Honduras |
149 | 55 | 36.9% | 59 | 39.6% |
| 26 |  Guyana |
140 | 9 | 6.4% | 29 | 20.7% |
| 27 |  Myanmar |
138 | 3 | 2.2% | 24 | 17.4% |
| 27 |  South Africa |
132 | 16 | 12.1% | 60 | 45.5% |
| 29 |  Nigeria |
118 | 11 | 9.3% | 2 | 1.7% |
| 29 |  Suriname |
118 | 1 | 0.8% | 7 | 5.9% |
| 31 |  Kenya |
117 | 11 | 9.4% | 20 | 17.1% |
| 32 |  Philippines |
115 | 38 | 33.0% | 98 | 85.2% |
| 33 |  Sri Lanka |
110 | 56 | 50.9% | 98 | 89.1% |
| 33 |  Laos |
110 | 6 | 5.5% | 8 | 7.3% |
| 35 |  Angola |
109 | 20 | 18.3% | 22 | 20.2% |
| 36 |  Japan |
108 | 20 | 18.5% | 82 | 75.9% |
| 37 |  Gabon |
97 | 3 | 3.1% | 6 | 6.2% |
| 38 |  Mozambique |
93 | 5 | 5.4% | 6 | 6.5% |
| 28 |  Zambia |
91 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% |
| 39 |  Ghana |
91 | 24 | 26.4% | 5 | 5.5% |
| 41 |  Ivory Coast |
85 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 4.7% |
| 42 |  Paraguay |
82 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.4% |
| 43 |  Guinea |
81 | 5 | 6.2% | 8 | 9.9% |
| 44 |  Malawi |
79 | 5 | 6.3% | 4 | 5.1% |
| 45 |  Ethiopia |
78 | 12 | 15.4% | 8 | 10.3% |
| 46 |  Nicaragua |
75 | 10 | 13.3% | 8 | 10.7% |
| 46 |  Congo |
75 | 1 | 1.3% | 2 | 2.7% |
| 48 |  Cuba |
71 | 49 | 69.0% | 52 | 73.2% |
| 49 |  Uganda |
63 | 2 | 3.2% | 2 | 3.2% |
| 50 |  Liberia |
62 | 4 | 6.5% | 3 | 4.8% |
| 51 |  Nepal |
60 | 3 | 5.0% | 10 | 16.7% |
| 52 |  Sierra Leone |
59 | 3 | 5.1% | 1 | 1.7% |
| 53 |  Chile |
58 | 29 | 50.0% | 42 | 72.4% |
| 53 |  Zimbabwe |
58 | 7 | 12.1% | 4 | 6.9% |
| 53 |  Central Af. Rep. |
58 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 12.1% |
| 56 |  Haiti |
57 | 49 | 86.0% | 21 | 36.8% |
| 57 |  Cambodia |
54 | 9 | 16.7% | 8 | 14.8% |
| 58 |  Uruguay |
51 | 5 | 9.8% | 2 | 3.9% |
| 58 |  Equatorial Guinea |
51 | 4 | 7.8% | 2 | 3.9% |
| 60 |  Dominican Republic |
50 | 32 | 64.0% | 1 | 2.0% |
| 61 |  Italy |
46 | 9 | 19.6% | 12 | 26.1% |
| 61 |  Canada |
46 | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61 |  Taiwan |
45 | 10 | 22.2% | 18 | 40.0% |
| 63 |  Rwanda |
45 | 2 | 4.4% | 3 | 6.7% |
| 63 |  Namibia |
45 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 8.9% |
| 66 |  Bangladesh |
43 | 1 | 2.3% | 2 | 4.7% |
| 67 |  France |
42 | 2 | 4.8% | 3 | 7.1% |
| 67 |  Bhutan |
42 | 1 | 2.4% | 1 | 2.4% |
| 69 |  Benin |
41 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
40 | 8 | 20.0% | 5 | 12.5% |
| 70 |  Senegal |
40 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 72 |  Spain |
39 | 6 | 15.4% | 4 | 10.3% |
| 72 |  Eswatini |
38 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 |  Turkey |
37 | 10 | 27.0% | 8 | 21.6% |
| 74 |  Belize |
37 | 3 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 |  Somalia |
36 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 11.1% |
| 76 |  Botswana |
36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 |  South Sudan |
36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 79 |  Togo |
35 | 2 | 5.7% | 1 | 2.9% |
| 80 |  El Salvador |
30 | 9 | 30.0% | 1 | 3.3% |
| 80 |  Singapore |
30 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.3% |
| 80 |  Russia |
30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 83 |  Burundi |
29 | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 3.4% |
| 84 |  Gambia |
28 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 85 |  Greece |
27 | 5 | 18.5% | 3 | 11.1% |
| 86 |  Puerto Rico |
26 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 57.7% |
| 87 |  Jamaica |
25 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 88 |  Pakistan |
24 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 12.5% |
| 89 |  Iran |
23 | 4 | 17.4% | 6 | 26.1% |
| 89 |  Portugal |
23 | 1 | 4.3% | 2 | 8.7% |
| 89 |  Burkina Faso |
23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 89 |  Serbia |
23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 93 |  Hong Kong |
22 | 5 | 22.7% | 2 | 9.1% |
| 93 |  Ukraine |
22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 93 |  Mali |
22 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 9.1% |
| 96 |  South Korea |
21 | 3 | 14.3% | 5 | 23.8% |
| 96 |  Switzerland |
21 | 1 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 |  Bulgaria |
21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 |  Czech Republic |
21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 |  Germany |
21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 |  Guinea-Bissau |
21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 102 |  Chad |
20 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
| 102 |  Austria |
20 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 102 |  Romania |
20 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 105 |  Solomon Islands |
19 | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 105 |  Slovenia |
19 | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 105 |  Belgium |
19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 105 |  Poland |
19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 109 |  Croatia |
18 | 2 | 11.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 109 |  Lesotho |
18 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% |
| 109 |  Slovakia |
18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  Albania |
17 | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  Bosnia and Herz. |
17 | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  Montenegro |
17 | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  North Korea |
17 | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  Eritrea |
17 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.9% |
| 112 |  Hungary |
17 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 112 |  Netherlands |
17 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 119 |  Algeria |
16 | 3 | 18.8% | 1 | 6.3% |
| 119 |  Luxembourg |
16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 121 |  Kazakhstan |
15 | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 121 |  Belarus |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 121 |  Denmark |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 121 |  United Kingdom |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 125 |  Seychelles |
14 | 6 | 42.9% | 11 | 78.6% |
| 125 |  Moldova |
14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 127 |  Morocco |
13 | 2 | 15.4% | 2 | 15.4% |
| 127 |  Lithuania |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 127 |  Latvia |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 127 |  North Macedonia |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 127 |  Sudan |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Brunei |
12 | 2 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Afghanistan |
12 | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% |
| 132 |  Georgia |
12 | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Estonia |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Mauritania |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Sweden |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 138 |  Niger |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 139 |  Azerbaijan |
10 | 1 | 10.0% | 1 | 10.0% |
| 139 |  Egypt |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% |
| 141 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
9 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 77.8% |
| 141 |  Liechtenstein |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 141 |  Guam |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 144 |  Israel |
8 | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 12.5% |
| 144 |  Iraq |
8 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 144 |  Tunisia |
8 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 144 |  Armenia |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 144 |  New Zealand |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 50.0% |
| 149 |  Saudi Arabia |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 149 |  Syria |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 149 |  Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% |
| 149 | Guadeloupe |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 149 |  Yemen |
6 | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 16.7% |
| 153 |  Bahamas |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% |
| 153 |  Finland |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 |  Mongolia |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 |  Norway |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 |  Turkmenistan |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 |  Lebanon |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 | Martinique |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 153 |  East Timor |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 162 |  Grenada |
5 | 1 | 20.0% | 2 | 40.0% |
| 162 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines |
5 | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 20.0% |
| 162 |  Tajikistan |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% |
| 162 |  Djibouti |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 162 |  Jordan |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 162 |  British Virgin Islands |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 162 |  Macao, China |
5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 169 |  Dominica |
4 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 25.0% |
| 169 |  Cyprus |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% |
| 169 |  Kyrgyztan |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 169 |  Cayman Islands |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% |
| 169 |  Montserrat |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 169 |  Saint Lucia |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Fiji |
3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 | 66.7% |
| 175 |  St. Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% |
| 175 |  Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Libya |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Anguilla |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 175 |  Aruba |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Andorra |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  United Arab Emirates |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Monaco |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Malta |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Oman |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Mauritius |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Barbados |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 183 |  Turks and Caicos |
2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Palau |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  San Marino |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Comoros |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Bermuda |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Gibraltar |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  New Caledonia |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 192 |  Vanuatu |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Iceland |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Kiribati |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Tonga |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Tuvalu |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Micronesia |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Kuwait |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 201 |  Cabo Verde |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
- Data taken from Amphibia Web, April 2024.
- Different sources provide varying data as biological taxonomy frequently changes with new species discoveries and reclassifications of organisms.
