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 |
|
