There are a total of 8216 amphibian species in three orders. ===Order
Anura:
frogs and
toads=== , 7243 species of frogs and toads are recognised by
Amphibian Species of the World. ====Suborder
Archaeobatrachia==== • Family
Alytidae – painted frogs or disc-tongued frogs, 12 species. Includes the genus
Discoglossus (5 species) which is sometimes considered a distinct family,
Discoglossidae. • Family
Bombinatoridae – firebelly toads, 8 species • Family
Leiopelmatidae – New Zealand primitive frogs, 3 species in genus
Leiopelma. • Family
Ascaphidae – tailed frogs. Two species in genus
Ascaphus. Sometimes considered part of family
Leiopelmatidae. ====Suborder
Mesobatrachia==== • Family
Megophryidae – litter frogs or short legged toads, 268 species • Subfamily
Megophryinae – Asian spadefoot toads, 106 species • Family
Pelobatidae – European spadefoot toads, 6 species • Family
Pelodytidae – parsley frogs, 5 species • Family
Pipidae – tongueless frogs, 41 species • Family
Rhinophrynidae – Mexican burrowing toad, 1 species • Family
Scaphiopodidae – American spadefoot toads, 7 species ====Suborder
Neobatrachia==== • Family
Allophrynidae – Tukeit Hill frogs, 3 species • Family
Alsodidae – 30 species • Family
Arthroleptidae – screeching frogs or squeakers, 149 species • Subfamily
Arthroleptinae – 67 species • Subfamily
Astylosterninae – 30 species • Subfamily
Leptopelinae – 52 species • Family:
Batrachylidae, 12 species • Superfamily
Brachycephaloidea – 1170 species • Family
Brachycephalidae – saddleback toads, 74 species • Family
Craugastoridae – 865 species • Subfamily
Ceuthomantinae – 573 species; includes species formerly in subfamily
Strabomantinae • Subfamily
Craugastorinae – 139 species • Subfamily
Holoadeninae – 153 species • Family
Eleutherodactylidae – 201 species • Subfamily
Eleutherodactylinae – 217 species • Subfamily
Phyzelaphryninae – 12 species • Family
Brevicipitidae – 36 species • Family
Bufonidae – true toads, 627 species • Family
Calyptocephalellidae – 5 species • Family
Centrolenidae – glass frogs, 156 species • Subfamily:
Centroleninae – 119 species • Subfamily:
Hyalinobatrachiinae – 35 species • Family
Ceratobatrachidae – 102 species • Subfamily
Alcalinae – 5 species • Subfamily
Ceratobatrachinae – 90 species • Subfamily
Liuraninae – 7 species • Family
Ceratophryidae – 12 species, formerly contained
Batrachylidae and
Telmatobiidae as subfamilies • Family
Conrauidae – 6 species • Family
Cycloramphidae – 36 species, formerly contained
Alsodidae as subfamily • Superfamily
Dendrobatoidea – 328 species • Family
Aromobatidae – 128 species, considered a subfamily of Dendrobatidae by AmphibiaWeb • Subfamily
Allobatinae – 55 species • Subfamily
Anomaloglossinae – 34 species • Subfamily
Aromobatinae – 38 species • Family
Dendrobatidae – poison dart frogs, 200 species • Subfamily
Colostethinae, 66 species • Subfamily
Dendrobatinae, 61 species • Subfamily
Hyloxalinae, 72 species • Family
Dicroglossidae – 212 species • Subfamily
Dicroglossinae – 197 species • Subfamily
Occidozyginae – 15 species • Family
Heleophrynidae – ghost frogs, 7 species • Family
Hemiphractidae – 118 species • Subfamily
Cryptobatrachinae – 8 species • Subfamily
Hemiphractinae – 110 species • Family
Hemisotidae – shovelnose frogs, 9 species • Family
Hylidae – tree frogs, 1036 species • Subfamily
Hylinae – 747 species • Subfamily
Pelodryadinae – 222 species • Subfamily
Phyllomedusinae – 67 species • Family
Hylodidae – 47 species • Family
Hyperoliidae – sedge frogs or bush frogs, 228 species • Subfamily
Hyperoliinae – 203 species • Subfamily
Kassininae – 25 species • Family
Leiopelmatidae – 3 species; formerly part of
Ascaphidae • Family
Leiuperidae – 86 species • Family
Leptodactylidae – southern frogs or tropical frogs, 219 species • Subfamily
Leiuperinae – 101 species • Subfamily
Leptodactylinae – 103 species • Subfamily
Paratelmatobiinae – 14 species • Family
Mantellidae – 231 species, formerly considered part of the family
Ranidae • Subfamily:
Boophinae – 79 species • Subfamily:
Laliostominae – 7 species • Subfamily:
Mantellinae – 145 species • Family
Micrixalidae – 24 species, considered part of the family Ranidae by AmphibiaWeb • Family
Microhylidae – narrow-mouthed frogs, 698 species • Subfamily
Adelastinae – 1 species • Subfamily
Asterophryinae – 349 species • Subfamily
Cophylinae – 113 species • Subfamily
Dyscophinae – 3 species • Subfamily
Gastrophryninae – 79 species • Subfamily
Hoplophryninae – 3 species • Subfamily
Kalophryninae – 26 species • Subfamily
Melanobatrachinae – 1 species • Subfamily
Microhylinae – 101 species • Subfamily
Otophryninae – 6 species • Subfamily
Phrynomerinae – 5 species • Subfamily
Scaphiophryninae – 11 species • Superfamily
Myobatrachoidea – 132 species • Family
Limnodynastidae, 43 species; considered a subfamily of
Myobatrachidae by AmphibiaWeb • Family
Myobatrachidae – Australian ground frogs, 85 species • Family
Nasikabatrachidae – 2 species; formerly included in family
Sooglossidae • Family
Nyctibatrachidae – 39 species; formerly considered part of the family
Ranidae • Subfamily
Astrobatrachinae – 1 species • Subfamily
Lankanectinae – 2 species • Subfamily
Nyctibatrachinae – 36 species • Family
Odontobatrachidae – 5 species • Family
Odontophrynidae – 52 species • Family
Petropedetidae – 13 species; formerly considered part of
Ranidae • Family
Phrynobatrachidae – 95 species; formerly considered part of
Ranidae • Family
Ptychadenidae – 60 species, formerly considered part of
Ranidae • Family
Pyxicephalidae – 85 species; formerly considered part of
Ranidae • Subfamily
Cacosterninae – 79 species • Subfamily
Pyxicephalinae – 6 species • Family
Ranidae – true frogs, 409 species • Family
Ranixalidae – 18 species, formerly considered part of the family
Ranidae • Family
Rhacophoridae – moss frogs, 430 species, formerly considered part of the family
Ranidae • Subfamily
Buergeriinae – 5 species • Subfamily
Rhacophorinae – 425 species • Family
Sooglossidae Seychelles frogs, 4 species. • Family
Telmatobiidae – 63 species ===Order
Caudata:
Salamanders=== , 759 species of salamanders are recognised by
Amphibian Species of the World. ====Suborder
Cryptobranchoidea==== • Family
Cryptobranchidae – giant salamanders, 4 species • Family
Hynobiidae – Asiatic salamanders, 81 species • Subfamily
Hynobiinae, 71 species • Subfamily
Onychodactylinae – 10 species ====Suborder
Salamandroidea==== • Family
Ambystomatidae – mole salamanders, 37 species. The Pacific mole salamanders of genus
Dicamptodon (4 species) are considered a distinct family,
Dicamptodontidae, by AmphibiaWeb: • Family
Amphiumidae – amphiumas or Congo eels, 3 species • Family
Plethodontidae – lungless salamanders, 488 species • Subfamily
Hemidactyliinae – 382 species; includes species formerly assigned to subfamilies
Bolitoglossinae and
Spelerpinae. • Subfamily:
Plethodontinae – 106 species • Family
Proteidae – mudpuppies and waterdogs, 9 species • Family
Rhyacotritonidae – torrent salamanders, 4 species • Family
Salamandridae – true salamanders and newts, 128 species • Subfamily
Pleurodelinae, 110 species • Subfamily
Salamandrinae, 16 species • Subfamily
Salamandrininae, 2 species ====Suborder
Sirenoidea==== • Family
Sirenidae – sirens, 5 species ===Order
Gymnophiona:
Caecilians=== , 214 species of caecilians are recognised by
Amphibian Species of the World. • Family
Caeciliidae – common caecilians, 44 species • Family
Chikilidae – 4 species • Family
Dermophiidae – 14 species • Family
Herpelidae – 10 species • Family
Ichthyophiidae – fish caecilians, 57 species. The genus
Uraeotyphlus (7 species) is sometimes considered a distinct family,
Uraeotyphlidae. • Family
Indotyphlidae – 24 species • Family
Rhinatrematidae – beaked caecilians, 13 species • Family
Scolecomorphidae – 6 species; formerly considered a subfamily of Caeciliidae • Family
Siphonopidae – 28 species • Family
Typhlonectidae – 14 species; formerly considered a subfamily of Caeciliidae ==See also==