Amphibian extinction crisis continues
May 20th, 2010The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢ shows that 1,895 species out of the 6,285 assessed amphibian species are threatened with extinction. The results reveal 30 percent of all known amphibians assessed so far are under serious threat in the wild.The figures show that:
Total Extinct or Extinct in the Wild = 39 (1%) [EX = 37; EW = 2]
Total threatened = 1,895 (30%) [Critical = 484; Endangered = 754; Vulnerable = 657]
Total Near Threatened = 382 (6%)
Total Data Defficient = 1,597 (25%)
Total LC = 2,372 (38%)
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