List of amphibians of Great Britain

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This is a list of amphibians of Great Britain. There are seven amphibian species native to Great Britain, in addition, there are a number of naturalized species. The natives comprise three newts, two toads and two frogs.

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Native species

Pleurodelinae

AdultNameLarva
Kammmolchmaennchen.jpg Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) TriturusCristatusYoungLarva.JPG
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) (8619564348).jpg Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) nymph.jpg
Fadenmolch (Lissotriton helveticus), Fagne de la Petite Roer, Sourbodt, Ostbelgien (48972546703).jpg Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) Palmate newt larva.jpg

Bufonidae

AdultNameTadpole
Bufo bufo 2015 G3.jpg Common toad (Bufo bufo) Common toad (bufo bufo)2.jpg
Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) (40768303714).jpg Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) BufoCalamitaTadpoles.jpg

Ranidae

AdultNameTadpole / froglet
European Common Frog Rana temporaria.jpg Common frog (Rana temporaria) RanaTemporariaLarva2.jpg
Celtic R & A Blue Moor Frog.jpg Moor frog (Rana arvalis) (extirpated)
RanaLessonae1.JPG Pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae)
European tree frog.jpg European tree frog (Hyla arborea) (extirpated)

Naturalised and escaped species

References

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