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Wildlife - Amphibians in the UK

This list is sorted by the key column, this being the most common general name of the amphibian type, i.e. frog. Where the name of the amphibian next to the key is hyperlinked this is to a page within this website, to the right is a hyperlinked column to entries in Wikipedia,  BBC factfile links have been added to UK common native species.

How common are they

  • Native - amphibians that have been here a long time, shown with a pale yellow background.
  • More recent arrival - escaped species or those that have arrived in other ways more recently, only shown as naturalised if there is an established population known to be in existence.

This listing may not be complete.

Key

Amphibians

Latin

WIKI Links

Notes

Frog

African Clawed Frog (Toad)

Xenopus

African Clawed Frog (Toad)

 More recent arrival - not established

Frog

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

American Bullfrog

More recent arrival - not established

Frog

Australian Tree Frog

 

 

More recent arrival  has bred at least once

Frog

Common Frog
Grass frog

Rana temporaria

Common Frog
BBC

Native

Frog

Edible Frog

Rana esculenta

Edible Frog

More recent arrival  - Naturalized

Frog

European Tree Frog

Hyla arborea

European Tree Frog

More recent arrival 

Frog

Marsh Frog

Rana ridibunda

Marsh Frog

More recent arrival  - naturalized

Frog

Painted Frog

Discoglossus pictus

Painted Frog

More recent arrival  - has bred at least once

Frog

Pool Frog

Rana lessonae

Pool Frog

There is disagreement on whether this species is native

Newt

Alpine Newt

Triturus alpestris

Alpine Newt

More recent arrival  - Naturalized

Newt

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Fire Salamander

More recent arrival  has bred at least once

Newt

Great Crested Newt
Northern Crested Newt
Warty Newt

Triturus cristatus

Great Crested Newt
BBC

Native

Newt

Italian Crested Newt

Triturus (cristatus) carnifex

Italian Crested Newt

More recent arrival 

Newt

Palmate Newt

Triturus helveticus

Palmate Newt
BBC

Native

Newt

Smooth Newt
Common Newt

Triturus vulgaris

Smooth Newt
BBC

Native

Toad

Common Toad

Bufo bufo

Common Toad
BBC

Native

Toad

Midwife Toad

Alytes obstetricans

Midwife Toad

More recent arrival - naturalized

Toad

Natterjack Toad

Bufo calamita

Natterjack Toad
BBC

Native

Toad

Yellow-bellied Toad

Bombina variegata

Yellow-bellied Toad

More recent arrival  - naturalized

 


By: Keith Park Section: Key:

Page Ref: amphibians_in_the_uk

Topic: Wildlife Last Updated: 03/2010
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