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According to the 2009 IUCN Red List, 1895 of the known 6285 species of amphibians are currently threatened. More than 120 species may have become extinct in the last 25 years. As part of International Year of Biodiversity, we are highlighting Nature Picture Library's
fantastic archive of the frogs, toads, newts and salamanders of the world.


From the Italian Cave Salamander to the Lake Titicaca Giant Frog, we can help with in-depth
coverage on this threatened animal group, which includes the bizarre axolotl and the strange caecilian. The critically endangered axolotl lives it whole life in its larval stage, while the caecilian mother feeds her young by shedding her own skin.
Silhouette of immature European edible frog (Rana esculenta) on top of waterlily leaf, tail stump still visible, garden pond, Holland
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Willem Kolvoort / Silhouette of immature European edible frog (Rana esculenta) on top of waterlily leaf, tail stump still visible, garden pond, Holland
Child on Toad Patrol - helping toads across road to reach breeding lake
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John Cancalosi / Child on Toad Patrol - helping toads across road to reach breeding lake
Red Eyed Tree frogs mating, Costa Rica
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TIM MARTIN / Red Eyed Tree frogs mating, Costa Rica
Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) native of West Indies introduced into Florida, USA
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Steven David Miller / Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) native of West Indies introduced into Florida, USA
Pine Barrens Treefrog singing, Delaware, Blackbird State Forest, USA
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Doug Wechsler / Pine Barrens Treefrog singing, Delaware, Blackbird State Forest, USA
Following the desert rains a Holy cross frog {Notaden benneti} comes to the surface after a long period underground, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
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Robert Valentic / Following the desert rains a Holy cross frog {Notaden benneti} comes to the surface after a long period underground, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
Pinewoods tree frog tadpole mimicing leaf {Hyla femoralis}
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Barry Mansell / Pinewoods tree frog tadpole mimicing leaf {Hyla femoralis}
Orange / Red eyed treefrog (Litoria chloris) in the rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
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Tim Laman / Orange / Red eyed treefrog (Litoria chloris) in the rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Chachi tree frog {Hyla picturata} Choco forest, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Chachi tree frog {Hyla picturata} Choco forest, Ecuador
Strawberry tree frog {Hyla pantosticta} Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Strawberry tree frog {Hyla pantosticta} Ecuador
Poison arrow frog guarding its eggs {Epipedobates tricolor} Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Poison arrow frog guarding its eggs {Epipedobates tricolor} Ecuador
Marsupial frog {Gastrotheca orophylax} Cloudforest, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Marsupial frog {Gastrotheca orophylax} Cloudforest, Ecuador
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} Amazonia, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} Amazonia, Ecuador
Giant aquatic frog {Telmatobius escomeli} Altiplano lakes, Peru
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Pete Oxford / Giant aquatic frog {Telmatobius escomeli} Altiplano lakes, Peru
Leaf frog (Agalychnis craspedopus) Yasuni NP, Ecuador, South America
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Pete Oxford / Leaf frog (Agalychnis craspedopus) Yasuni NP, Ecuador, South America
Leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) climbing up branch, Tambopata NP, Peru
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) climbing up branch, Tambopata NP, Peru
Poison arrow frog {Dendrobates trivittatus} on Heliconia flower, Tambopata NP, Peru
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Poison arrow frog {Dendrobates trivittatus} on Heliconia flower, Tambopata NP, Peru
Cobalt blue poison dart frog {Dendrobates azureus} captive, Surinam, South America
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Michael D. Kern / Cobalt blue poison dart frog {Dendrobates azureus} captive, Surinam, South America
Tree frog (Hyla sarayacuensis) in Amazonian rainforest, Brazil
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Premaphotos / Tree frog (Hyla sarayacuensis) in Amazonian rainforest, Brazil
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog {Dendrobates tinctorius} captive, from Surinam, South America
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Michael D. Kern / Dyeing Poison Dart Frog {Dendrobates tinctorius} captive, from Surinam, South America
Tree frog {Hyla sp} feeding on grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
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Fabio Liverani / Tree frog {Hyla sp} feeding on grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Tree frog (Ostocephalus oophagus) in bromeliad, female lays eggs for her tadpoles to eat. Brazil, South Americal
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Phil Savoie / Tree frog (Ostocephalus oophagus) in bromeliad, female lays eggs for her tadpoles to eat. Brazil, South Americal
Marbled reed frog on reed {Hyperolius marmoratus} Mapumalanga, South Africa
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Tony Phelps / Marbled reed frog on reed {Hyperolius marmoratus} Mapumalanga, South Africa
African bullfrog {Pyxicephalus flavigula} Tsavo East NP, Kenya
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Jabruson / African bullfrog {Pyxicephalus flavigula} Tsavo East NP, Kenya
African bullfrog {Pyxicephalus adspersus} vanquished male leaps away from fight, Etosha NP, Namibia, January
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Tony Heald / African bullfrog {Pyxicephalus adspersus} vanquished male leaps away from fight, Etosha NP, Namibia, January
African bullfrogs {Pyxicephalus adspersus} group of males in water, Etosha NP, Namibia, January
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Tony Heald / African bullfrogs {Pyxicephalus adspersus} group of males in water, Etosha NP, Namibia, January
Endemic frog (Mantidactylus liber) on leaf in rainforest, Andasibe Mantadia NP, Madagascar
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Jouan & Rius / Endemic frog (Mantidactylus liber) on leaf in rainforest, Andasibe Mantadia NP, Madagascar
Squeaker frog (family Arthroleptidae) on rainforest floor, Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008
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Bruno D'Amicis / Squeaker frog (family Arthroleptidae) on rainforest floor, Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008
White lipped tree frog {Litoria infrafrenata} Papua New Guinea
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Michael Pitts / White lipped tree frog {Litoria infrafrenata} Papua New Guinea
Java gliding / Malaysian flying frog (Rhacophorus reinwardti) captive, from South east Asia rainforests
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Mark Carwardine / Java gliding / Malaysian flying frog (Rhacophorus reinwardti) captive, from South east Asia rainforests
Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
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Nick Garbutt / Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Frog {Rana similis} Sierra Madre National Park, Luzon, Philippines
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Tim Laman / Frog {Rana similis} Sierra Madre National Park, Luzon, Philippines
Bornean horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Nick Garbutt / Bornean horned frog (Megophrys nasuta) amongst leaf-litter on forest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia