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Total number of amphibian species, by country
| Brazil | | 695 |
| Colombia | | 623 |
| Ecuador | | 428 |
| Peru | | 361 |
| Mexico | | 358 |
| China | | 340 |
| Venezuela | | 288 |
| Indonesia | | 285 |
| United States | | 285 |
| Papua New Guinea | | 253 |
| India | | 233 |
| Australia | | 229 |
| Madagascar | | 226 |
| Congo, Dem Rep | | 218 |
| Malaysia | | 200 |
| Cameroon | | 192 |
| Costa Rica | | 183 |
| Panama | | 182 |
| Argentina | | 162 |
| Bolivia | | 161 |
| Guatemala | | 133 |
| Viet Nam | | 132 |
| Tanzania | | 132 |
| South Africa | | 119 |
| Philippines | | 110 |
| Guyana | | 104 |
| Thailand | | 103 |
| Honduras | | 101 |
| French Guiana | | 90 |
| Myanmar | | 89 |
| Suriname | | 86 |
| Angola | | 85 |
| Paraguay | | 76 |
| Kenya | | 76 |
| Ethiopia | | 76 |
| Nigeria | | 73 |
| Ghana | | 72 |
| Zambia | | 66 |
| Sri Lanka | | 66 |
| Japan | | 64 |
| Nicaragua | | 61 |
| Cuba | | 61 |
| Laos | | 59 |
| Mozambique | | 59 |
| Congo | | 58 |
| Malawi | | 56 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | | 54 |
| Uganda | | 52 |
| Nepal | | 50 |
| Chile | | 50 |
| Guinea | | 48 |
| Uruguay | | 48 |
| Haiti | | 47 |
| Belize | | 46 |
| Sierra Leone | | 46 |
| Italy | | 45 |
| Canada | | 44 |
| Taiwan | | 42 |
| Liberia | | 42 |
| Gabon | | 41 |
| Swaziland | | 41 |
Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data (unpublished, September 2004).
Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
Continued: Rainforest diversity
This article was written by Rhett A. Butler [bibliographic citation for this page] and was last updated on the most recent date listed in the column on the right side.
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