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Total number of amphibian species, by country

Amphibians include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians. Note, this data from AmphibiaWeb dates to July 2019, but is the most recent available on a global scale. If you are aware of more up-to-date data, please contact us.

Country / regionAmphibian species countRank
Brazil1,0221
Colombia7712
Ecuador6263
Peru5724
China4615
India4346
Mexico3967
Papua New Guinea3958
Indonesia3659
Venezuela36310
Madagascar36011
United States (USA)31312
Malaysia26913
Bolivia25614
Australia24515
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 24416
Vietnam24416
Panama22517
Cameroon22318
Costa Rica21119
Tanzania, United Republic of20620
Argentina17221
Guatemala16322
Thailand14723
Honduras14424
Guyana13525
South Africa13226
Sri Lanka12327
Nigeria11728
Kenya11529
Philippines11430
Suriname11331
French Guiana11232
Laos10433
Angola10334
Myanmar10135
Gabon9836
Mozambique9037
Japan9037
Ghana8938
Zambia8839
Cote d'lvoire8540
Paraguay8041
Guinea7942
Malawi7743
Congo7644
Nicaragua7445
Ethiopia7246
Cuba6947
Chile6348
Uganda6249
Liberia6050
Zimbabwe5951
Central African Republic5852
Haiti5852
Sierra Leone5753
Nepal5654
Cayman Islands5654
Equatorial Guinea5155
Uruguay5155
Dominican Republic5155
Cambodia5056
Italy4957
Canada4658
Namibia4559
Taiwan4460
Rwanda4261
Benin4261
France4261
Senegal4062
Bhutan3963
Belize3864
Swaziland3864
Spain3864
Bangladesh3765
Trinidad and Tobago3765
Turkey3765
South Sudan3666
Botswana3666
Togo3567
Somalia3567
Russian Federation3368
El Salvador3069
Singapore2970
Burundi2871
Gambia2871
Greece2672
Puerto Rico2672
Jamaica2573
Pakistan2374
Burkina Faso2374
Mali2275
Serbia2275
Germany2275
Portugal2275
Hong Kong2275
Iran2176
Guinea-Bissau2176
Ukraine2176
Czech Republic2176
Switzerland2176
Chad2077
Romania2077
Austria2077
Bulgaria1978
Belgium1978
Solomon Islands1978
Slovakia1879
Poland1879
Lesotho1879
Eritrea1780
North Korea1780
Montenegro1780
Croatia1780
Slovenia1780
Hungary1780
Netherlands1780
South Korea1681
Albania1681
Bosnia and Herzegovina1681
Denmark1681
Luxemburg1681
Algeria1582
United Kingdom1582
Sudan1483
Kazakhstan1483
Morocco1483
Belarus1483
Seychelles1483
Georgia1384
Sweden1384
Lithuania1384
Mauritania1285
British Indian Ocean Territory 1285
Brunei Darussalam1285
Afghanistan1285
North Macedonia1285
Latvia1285
Estonia1285
Moldova, Republic of1285
Niger1186
Israel1186
Azerbaijan1186
Egypt1087
Liechtenstein988
Iraq889
New Zealand889
Guam889
São Tomé and Príncipe889
Syrian Arab Republic790
Armenia790
Lebanon790
Guadeloupe790
Virgin Islands, U.S.790
Saudi Arabia691
Mongolia691
Yemen691
Finland691
Norway691
Martinique691
Turkmenistan592
Jordan592
Tajikistan592
Tunisia592
Djibouti592
Bahamas592
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines592
Virgin Islands, British592
Grenada592
Macau592
Kyrgyzstan493
Saint Lucia493
Dominica493
Cyprus394
Libya394
Ireland394
Antigua and Barbuda394
Saint Kitts and Nevis394
Montserrat394
Aruba394
Anguilla394
Fiji394
Mayotte394
Uzbekistan295
Oman295
United Arab Emirates295
Turks and Caicos Islands295
Barbados295
Malta295
Western Sahara295
Andorra295
Maldives295
Mauritius295
Monaco295
Netherlands Antilles295
Bahrain196
Gibraltar196
Bermuda196
New Caledonia196
Northern Mariana Islands196
Palau196
Vanuatu196
Saint Helena196
Reunion196
San Marino196
Kuwait097
East Timor (Timor-Leste)097
Qatar097
Saint Pierre and Miquelon097
Micronesia, Federated States of097
Falkland Island (Malvinas)097
Faroe Islands097
Iceland097
Comoros097
French Polynesia097
United States Minor Outlying Islands097
Cape Verde097
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands097
Greenland097
Marshall Islands097
Svalbard and Jan Mayen097
Tonga097
French Southern Territories (France)097
Christmas Island097
Samoa097
Norfolk Island097
American Samoa097
Kiribati097
Cook Islands097
Wallis and Futuna097
Antarctica097
Heard Islands and McDonald Islands097
Cocos (Keeling) Island097
Pitcairn097
Niue097
Nauru097
Tuvalu097
Bouvet Island097
Tokelau097
Holy See (Vatican City State)097

 

Source: Plant data is from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data. Fish: Fishbase; Birds: Birdlife International; Amphibians: AmphibiaWeb; Mammals: IUCN; Reptiles: the Reptile Database.

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