various amphibians

List of extinct amphibians in modern times

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Name Scientific name habitat last seen
Pristimantis ruidus Pristimantis ruidus Ecuador rediscovered in 2024
Malleco Spiny-chest Frog Alsodes vittatus Chile rediscovered in 2024
Leopard shrub frog Pseudophilautus pardus Sri Lanka rediscovered in 2023
Jambato Toad Atelopus ignescens Ecuador rediscovered in 2016
Longnose Harlequin Frog Atelopus longirostris Ecuador rediscovered in 2015
Atelopus simulatus Colombia 2003 ?
Pseudophilautus dimbullae Sri Lanka 20th century ?
Arthur's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus arthuri Ecuador 20th century ?
Hispaniolan Crestless Toad Bufo fluviaticus Dominican Republic 20th century ?
Pseudophilautus jacobsoni Java 20th century ?
Pseudophilautus malcolmsmithi Sri Lanka 20th century
Long-tailed Minute Salamander Thorius longicaudus Mexico 1998 ?
Pinango Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pinangoi Venezuela 1997 ?
Chiriqui Harlequin Frog Atelopus chiriquiensis Costa Rica, Panama 1996 or later
Sonsón Stubfoot Toad Atelopus sonsonensis Colombia 1996 ?
Schmidt's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pachydermus Colombia, Ecuador, Peru 1995 ?
Rednose Stubfoot Toad Atelopus oxyrhynchus Venezuela 1994 ?
Cloud Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus sorianoi Venezuela 1990 ?
McCranie's Robber Frog Craugastor chrysozetetes Honduras 1989 ?
Mindo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus mindoensis Ecuador 1989 ?
Black Cajas Stubfoot Toad Atelopus nanay Ecuador 1989 ?
Guanujo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus guanujo Ecuador 1988 ?
Atelopus orcesi Ecuador 1988 ?
Colombian Stubfoot Toad Atelopus minutulus Colombia 1985 ?
Flat-spined Atelopus Atelopus planispina Ecuador 1985 ?
Morona-Santiago Stubfoot Toad Atelopus halihelos Ecuador 1984 or later
Boulenger's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus boulengeri Ecuador 1984 ?
Lynch's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus lynchi Ecuador 1984 ?
Atelopus pastuso Colombia, Ecuador 1982 ?
Pico Blanco Toad Bufo fastidiosus Costa Rica, Panama 1980s?
Wolterstorff's Newt Cynops wolterstorffi China 1979 or 1984
Heroic Minute Salamander Thorius tlaxiacus Mexico 1976 ?
Vogl's Harlequin Toad Atelopus vogli Venezuela 1960s ?
White-nosed Bush Frog Pseudophilautus leucorhinus Sri Lanka 19th century ?
Pseudophilautus halyi Sri Lanka 1899 ?
Pseudophilautus extirpo Sri Lanka 1882 ?
Rabb’s Fringe-limbed Treefrog Ecnomiohyla rabborum Panama 2016
Chiriqui Harlequin Frog Atelopus chiriquiensis Costa Rica, Panama 1996
Splendid Poison Frog Oophaga speciosa Panama 1992
Corquin Robber Frog Craugastor anciano Honduras 1990
Golden Toad Incilius periglenes Costa Rica 1989
Pass Stubfoot Toad Atelopus senex Costa Rica 1986
Eungella Gastric-brooding Frog Rheobatrachus vitellinus Australia 1985
Southern Gastric Brooding Frog Rheobatrachus silus Australia 1983
(frog) Dryadobates olfersioides Brazil 1981
Mount Glorious Day Frog Taudactylus diurnus Australia 1979
Craugastor myllomyllon Guatemala 1978
Karl's Robber Frog Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti Puerto Rico 1976
Jalpa False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea exspectata Guatemala 1976
(frog) Dryadobates capixaba Brazil 1975
Sierra de Omoa Streamside Frog Craugastor omoaensis Honduras 1974
Atelopus gigas Colombia, Ecuador 1970
(frog) Dryadobates carioca Brazil 1967
Vegas Valley Leopard Frog Lithobates fisheri Nevada (USA) 1966
Ainsworth’s Salamander Plethodon ainsworthi Mississippi (USA) 1964
Dryadobates erythropus Brazil 1963
Du Toit's Torrent Frog Arthroleptides dutoiti Kenya 1962
El Empalme Worm Salamander Oedipina paucidentata Costa Rica 1952
Blanco Blind Salamander Eurycea robusta Texas (USA) 1951
Pseudophilautus zal Sri Lanka 1947
Pseudophilautus eximius Sri Lanka 1933
Overlooked Squeaker Frog Arthroleptis kutogundua Tanzania 1930
Pseudophilautus rugatus Sri Lanka 1927
Rumassala Shrub Frog Pseudophilautus zimmeri Sri Lanka 1927
Mesopotamia Beaked Toad Rhamphophryne rostrata Colombia 1914
Spiny-Knee Leaf Frog Phrynomedusa fimbriata Brazil 1898
Sri Lanka Bubble-Nest Frog Pseudophilautus adspersus Sri Lanka 1886
Gunther's Streamlined Frog Nannophrys guentheri Sri Lanka 1882
Maia Bubble-Nest Frog Pseudophilautus maia Sri Lanka 1876
Pseudophilautus oxyrhynchus Sri Lanka 1872
Pseudophilautus nanus Sri Lanka 1869
Sharp-Snout Pygmy Tree Frog Pseudophilautus nasutus Sri Lanka 1869
Spurless Pygmy Tree Frog Pseudophilautus temporalis Sri Lanka 1864
Variable Bubble-Nest Frog Pseudophilautus variabilis Sri Lanka 1858

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