List of European amphibians
The list of European amphibians contains all the amphibians occurring in Europe down to the species level. The border here is a line that runs from the Urals across the Caucasus and along the Turkish Black Sea and Aegean coasts . Species that are only found in the southern Caucasus or in the Asian part of Turkey are not listed. However, the European Mediterranean islands including the Greek Aegean islands off the Turkish coast are taken into account .
The species found in Germany , Austria and Switzerland are highlighted in bold.
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Caudates (caudata, Urodela)
Lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae)
- Ambrosis Höhlensalamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) ambrosii )
- Monte Albo Cave Salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) flavus )
- Gené's Cave Salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) genei )
- Fragrant cave salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) imperialis )
- Italian cave salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) italicus )
- Sàrrabus cave salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) sarrabusensis )
- Ligurian cave salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) strinatii )
- Sopramonte cave salamander ( Speleomantes (Hydromantes) supramontis )
Angular Newts (Hynobiidae)
- Siberian angular newt ( Salamandrella keyserlingii )
Olme (Proteidae)
- Grotto olm ( Proteus anguinus )
Real salamanders and newts (Salamandridae)
- Gold streak salamander ( Chioglossa lusitanica )
- Pyrenean Newt ( Calotriton asper )
- Montseny mountain newt ( Calotriton arnoldi )
- Corsican Newt ( Euproctus montanus )
- Sardinian newt ( Euproctus platycephalus )
- Mountain Newt ( Ichthyosaura alpestris )
- Spanish newt ( Lissotriton boscai )
- Newt ( Lissotriton helveticus )
- Italian newt ( Lissotriton italicus )
- Carpathian newt ( Lissotriton montandoni )
- Pond newt ( Lissotriton vulgaris )
- Karpathian salamander ( Lyciasalamandra helverseni )
- Lycian salamander ( Lyciasalamandra luschani )
- Caucasian salamander ( Mertensiella caucasica )
- Northern banded newt ( Ommatotriton ophryticus )
- Spanish ribbed newt ( Pleurodeles waltl )
- Alpine salamander ( Salamandra atra )
- Corsican fire salamander ( Salamandra corsica )
- Lanza's Alpine Salamander ( Salamandra lanzai )
- Southern Spanish fire salamander ( Salamandra longirostris )
- Fire salamander ( Salamandra salamandra )
- Northern spectacled salamander ( Salamandrina perspicillata )
- Southern Spectacled Salamander ( Salamandrina terdigitata )
- Buresch's crested newt ( Triturus ivanbureschi )
- Alpine crested newt ( Triturus carnifex )
- Northern crested newt ( Triturus cristatus )
- Danube crested newt ( Triturus dobrogicus )
- Asiatic crested newt ( Triturus karelinii )
- Macedonian crested newt ( Triturus macedonicus )
- Marble Newt ( Triturus marmoratus )
- Dwarf marble newt ( Triturus pygmaeus )
Frog (anura)
Toads and barbour frogs (Bombinatoridae)
- European fire- bellied toad ( Bombina bombina )
- Italian yellow-bellied toad ( Bombina pachypus )
- Yellow-bellied toad ( Bombina variegata )
Midwife toads (Alytidae)
- Iberian midwife toad ( Alytes cisternasii )
- Southeast Iberian Midwife Toad ( Alytes dickhilleni )
- Mallorca midwife toad ( Alytes muletensis )
- Common midwife toad ( Alytes obstetricans )
Disc- (Discoglossidae)
- Iberian disc beater ( Discoglossus galganoi )
- Cädiz-Scheibenzüngler ( Discoglossus jeannaea ) (alternative: only subspecies of D. galganoi )
- Corsican disc beater ( Discoglossus montalentii )
- Painted disc beater ( Discoglossus pictus )
- Sardinian disc beater ( Discoglossus sardus )
European sea toads (Pelobatidae)
- Knife foot ( Pelobates cultripes )
- Common spadefoot toad ( Pelobates fuscus )
- Syrian common toad ( Pelobates syriacus )
Mud diver (Pelodytidae)
- Caucasian mud diver ( Pelodytes caucasicus )
- Iberian mud diver ( Pelodytes ibericus )
- Western mud diver ( Pelodytes punctatus )
Toads (Bufonidae)
- Natterjack toad ( Epidalea calamita )
- Common toad ( Bufo bufo complex)
- Western common toad ( Bufo spinosus )
- Colchian Toad ( Bufo verrucosissimus )
- Balearic green toad ( Bufotes balearicus )
- North African green toad ( Bufotes boulengeri ) in Sicily, Favignana , Ustica and Lampedusa .
- Cypriot green toad ( Bufotes cypriensis )
- Toad ( Bufotes viridis )
Tree frogs (Hylidae)
- European tree frog ( Hyla arborea )
- Italian tree frog ( Hyla intermedia )
- Mediterranean tree frog ( Hyla meridionalis )
- Iberian tree frog ( Hyla molleri )
- Eastern tree frog ( Hyla orientalis )
- Hyla perrini
- Tyrrhenian tree frog ( Hyla sarda )
- Asian tree frog ( Hyla savignyi ), on Cyprus
Real frogs (Ranidae)
- Moor frog ( Rana arvalis )
- Agile frog ( Rana dalmatina )
- Greek frog ( Rana graeca )
- Spanish frog ( Rana iberica )
- Italian frog ( Rana italica )
- Italian agile frog ( Rana latastei )
- Asian brown frog ( Rana macrocnemis )
- Pyrenean frog ( Rana pyrenaica )
- Common Frog ( Rana temporaria )
- Bedriaga's water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] cf. bedriagae )
- Italian water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] bergeri )
- Karpathian water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] cerigensis )
- Cretan water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] cretensis )
- Epirus water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] epeirotica / -us )
- Pond frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] kl. Esculenta / -us )
- Grafscher hybrid frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] kl. Grafi )
- Italian hybrid frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] kl. Hispanica / -us )
- Balkan Edible Frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] kurtmuelleri )
- Little water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] lessonae )
- Iberian water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] perezi )
- Sea frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] ridibunda / -us )
- Scutarian water frog ( Rana [Pelophylax] shqiperica / -us )
- American bullfrog ( Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana / -us ) ( Neozoon )
literature
- Wolfgang Böhme, Burkhard Thiesmeier, Kurt Grossenbacher: Handbook of the reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Aula-Verlag,
- Dieter Glandt: Pocket dictionary of amphibians and reptiles in Europe. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-494-01470-8
- Axel Kwet: Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe. Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos), 2005, ISBN 3440102378
- Andreas Nöllert, Christel Nöllert: The amphibians of Europe . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-440-06340-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glandt, Dieter: The amphibians and reptiles of Europe, all kinds in portrait . Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2015, ISBN 978-3-494-01581-1 , p. 155 .