List of amphibians

This is a **list of amphibians** by family

## Class Amphibia 
Total 6771 species

### Order Anura  frogs and toads 
Total 5966 species
*Suborder Archaeobatrachia
**Family Alytidae - Painted Frogs or Disc-Tongued frogs, 12 species. 
**Family Bombinatoridae - Fire Belly toads, 8 species
**Family Leiopelmatidae - New Zealand primitive frogs, 6 species. 
*Suborder Mesobatrachia
**Family Megophryidae - Litter frogs or Short Legged toads, 156 species
**Family Pelobatidae - European Spadefoot toads, 4 species
**Family Pelodytidae - Parsley frogs, 3 species
**Family Pipidae - Tongueless frogs or clawed frogs, 33 species
**Family Rhinophrynidae - Mexican Burrowing Toad, 1 species
**Family Scaphiopodidae - American spadefoot toads, 7 species
*Suborder Neobatrachia
**Family Allophrynidae, 1 species
**Family Aromobatidae - 104 species
**Family Arthroleptidae - Screeching frogs or squeakers, 140 species
**Family Brachycephalidae - Saddleback toads, 51 species.
**Family Brevicipitidae - 31 species
**Family Bufonidae - True toads, 558 species
**Family Calyptocephalellidae - 4 species
**Family Centrolenidae - Glass frogs, 146 species
**Family Ceratobatrachidae, 85 species
**Family Ceratophryidae - 86 species
**Family Ceuthomantidae - 4 species, split off from family Brachycephalidae
**Family Craugastoridae - 115 species
**Family Cycloramphidae - 105 species
**Family Dendrobatidae - Poison dart frogs, 179 species
**Family Dicroglossidae, 171 species
**Family Eleutherodactylidae - 201 species
**Family Heleophrynidae - Ghost frogs, 7 species
**Family Hemiphractidae - 94 species
**Family Hemisotidae - Shovelnose frogs, 9 species
**Family Hylidae - Tree frogs, 901 species
**Family Hylodidae - 42 species
**Family Hyperoliidae - Sedge frogs or bush frogs, 209 species
**Family Leiuperidae, 86 species
**Family Leptodactylidae - Southern frogs or tropical frogs, 100 species
**Family Mantellidae, 191 species
**Family Micrixalidae - 11 species
**Family Microhylidae - Narrow-mouthed frogs, 487 species
**Family Myobatrachidae - Australian ground frogs, 85 species
**Family Limnodynastidae, 43 species
**Family Nasikabatrachidae - 1 species, formerly included in family Sooglossidae
**Family Nyctibatrachidae - 17 species
**Family Petropedetidae, 18 species
**Family Phrynobatrachidae - 82 species
**Family Ptychadenidae - 53 species
**Family Pyxicephalidae - 68 species
**Family Ranidae - True frogs, 347 species
**Family Ranixalidae - 10 species
**Family Rhacophoridae - Moss frogs, 321 species
**Family Sooglossidae Seychelles Frog, 4 species.
**Family Strabomantidae 569 species, removed from family Brachycephalidae

### Order Caudata  salamanders 
Total 619 species
*Suborder Cryptobranchoidea
**Family Cryptobranchidae - Giant salamanders, 3 species
**Family Hynobiidae - Asiatic salamanders, 55 species
*Suborder Salamandroidea
**Family Ambystomatidae - Mole salamanders, 37 species
**Family Amphiumidae - Amphiumas or Congo eels, 3 species
**Family Plethodontidae - Lungless salamanders, 418 species
*** Subfamily: Spelerpinae, 36 species
**Family Proteidae - Mudpuppies and Waterdogs, 6 species
**Family Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent salamanders, 4 species
**Family Salamandridae - True salamanders and newts, 89 species
*Suborder Sirenoidea
**Family Sirenidae - Sirens, 4 species

### Order Gymnophiona or Caecilia 
Total 186 species
**Family Caeciliidae - Common caecilians, 125 species. 
**Family Ichthyophiidae - Fish caecilians, 50 species. 
**Family Rhinatrematidae - Beaked caecilians, 11 species

## Other websites
* Amphibian Species of the World
* AmphibiaWeb