List of AMPHIBIA species in South Africa



This is a list of AMPHIBIA in South Africa according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Breviceps acutirostris Common Rain Frog 57711 LC
Breviceps bagginsi Bilbo's Rain Frog 57713 NT
Breviceps fuscus Black Rain Frog 57714 LC
Breviceps montanus Mountain Rain Frog 57715 LC
Breviceps namaquensis Namaqua Rain Frog 57717 LC
Breviceps rosei Rose’s Rain Frog 57719 LC
Breviceps sylvestris Northern Forest Rain Frog 57721 NT
Capensibufo rosei Rose’s Mountain Toadlet 112716154 CR
Capensibufo deceptus Deception Peak Mountain Toadlet 112716175 DD
Hyperolius pickersgilli Pickersgill's Reed Frog 10644 EN
Capensibufo magistratus Landdroskop Mountain Toadlet 112716189 DD
Arthroleptella subvoce Northern Moss Frog 61860 CR
Capensibufo selenophos Moonlight Mountain Toadlet 112716203 DD
Sclerophrys pantherina Panther Toad 54723 EN
Leptopelis natalensis Natal Tree Frog 56268 LC
Arthroleptella rugosa Rough Moss Frog 174664 CR
Xenopus gilli Gill's Platanna 23124 EN
Arthroleptella bicolor Bainskloof Moss Frog 58057 LC
Arthroleptella drewesii Drewes’ Moss Frog 58058 NT
Anhydrophryne hewitti Hewitt’s Moss Frog 58059 LC
Arthroleptella landdrosia Landdros Moss Frog 58060 NT
Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis Mistbelt Chirping Frog 58062 EN
Arthroleptella lightfooti Lightfoot’s Moss Frog 58061 NT
Arthroleptella villiersi De Villier’s Moss Frog 58063 LC
Cacosternum karooicum Karoo Dainty Frog 58067 LC
Cacosternum platys Flat Caco 58072 NT
Natalobatrachus bonebergi Natal Diving Frog 58076 EN
Afrixalus knysnae Knysna Banana Frog 56065 EN
Afrixalus spinifrons Natal Banana Frog 56078 LC
Poyntonia paludicola Montane Marsh Frog 58153 NT
Amietia vandijki Van Dijk's River Frog 58190 LC
Hyperolius horstockii Horstock's Reed Frog 56142 LC
Hyperolius poweri Power's Reed Frog 136026 LC
Cacosternum thorini Hogsback Caco 76317542 EN
Cacosternum australis Southern Dainty Frog 76317543 LC
Cacosternum rhythmum Rhythmic Dainty Frog 76317544 LC
Cacosternum nanogularum Small-throated Dainty Frog 76317557 LC
Sclerophrys pardalis Eastern Leopard Toad 54724 LC
Cacosternum aggestum Klipheuwel Dainty Frog 76317607 LC
Breviceps gibbosus Giant Rain Frog 3069 NT
Breviceps branchi Branch's Rain Frog 19520513 DD
Microbatrachella capensis Cape Flats Frog 13318 CR
Amietia fuscigula Dark-throated River Frog 45331497 LC
Vandijkophrynus amatolicus Amathole Toad 3176 CR
Arthroleptis wahlbergii Bush Squeaker 54393 LC
Anhydrophryne rattrayi Rattray's Frog 1301 VU
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps Sand Toad 54573 LC
Cacosternum capense Cape Dainty Frog 3441 NT
Cacosternum poyntoni Poynton's Dainty Frog 3442 DD
Strongylopus bonaespei Banded Stream Frog 58764 LC
Strongylopus springbokensis Namaqua Stream Frog 58772 LC
Strongylopus wageri Wager's Stream Frog 58773 LC
Tomopterna delalandii Delalande's Sand Frog 58776 LC
Leptopelis xenodactylus Weza Forest Tree Frog 11700 EN
Capensibufo tradouwi Tradouw's Mountain Toad 54801 LC
Heleophryne hewitti Hewitt’s African Ghost Frog 9772 EN
Heleophryne rosei Table Mountain Ghost Frog 9773 CR
Heleophryne orientalis Eastern Ghost Frog 55274 LC
Heleophryne purcelli Purcell's Ghost Frog 55275 LC
Heleophryne regis Royal Ghost Frog 55276 LC
Hemisus guttatus Spotted Burrowing Frog 55280 NT

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)