Amphibians in Crisis

Posted by Scott A. On May - 25 - 2009

Plains Spadefoot~33% – Amphibian species under threat of extinction (Murray 2009)

122 to 159 – Number of species that have gone extinct over the last 25 years (Stuart 2004, IUCN 2008)

38 – Number of amphibians that are officially extinct

1 – Number of species extinct in the wild, but surviving in captivity

120 – Amphibian species that have not been seen in the wild in recent years and feared extinct

<1% – Number of amphibian species with increasing populations

42% – Species with declining populations

489 – Species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

787 – Number of species listed as endangered by the IUCN

211 times – The extinction rate of amphibians compared to background extinction rate

>80% – Extinct and threatened amphibians in Cuba, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic

92% – Extinct and threatened amphibians in Haiti

4,000 – Number of species threatened by habitat loss

*Data:  IUCN Red List 2008

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