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List of amphibians of China

China is home to 346 species of amphibian.[1] China's amphibian diversity is greater than any other country in the Old World, and it is the 5th in the whole world. China's amphibian fauna includes an important element of widespread, generally non-threatened species though 27.3% of amphibian species are extinct or threatened and because conservation assessments of Chinese amphibians have only started recently, it is likely that the current data on threats to amphibians are insufficient.[2] Several amphibian species in China have very limited geographical distributions.[3]

Frogs

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Amolops hongkongensis

True Frogs (Ranidae)

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Chinese edible frogs in a net bag

Dicroglossidae

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Ceratobatrachidae

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Tree frogs

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Microhylidae

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Litter Frogs

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Brachytarsophrys carinense

Shrub Frogs (Rhacophoridae)

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Salt Water Frogs

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China is home to one of only 144 known modern amphibians which can tolerate brief excursions into sea water.

Toads

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Asiatic toad photographed in a garden in Liaoning Province, China.

True Toads (Bufo)

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Horned Toads (Xenophrys)

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Little horned toad
 
Oriental fire-bellied toad

Other Toads

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Salamanders and Newts

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Chinese giant salamander


 
Specimen of Ichthyophis bannanicus

Caecilians

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References

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  1. ^ "China: vertebrate species by type 2015 - Statistic". Statista.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ Feng, X.; Lau, M.; Stuart, S.; Chanson, J.; Cox, N.; Fischman, D. (2007). "Conservation needs of amphibians in China: A review". Science in China Series C: Life Sciences. 50 (2): 265–276.
  3. ^ Chen Youhua; Bi Junfeng (2007). "Biogeography and hotspots of amphibian species of China: Implications to reserve selection and conservation" (PDF). Current Science. 92 (4): 480–489. S2CID 82503307. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-14.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Gareth R.; Brodie, Edmund D. (2015). "Occurrence of Amphibians in Saline Habitats: A Review and Evolutionary Perspective". Herpetological Monographs. 29 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-14-00006. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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