This is a list of amphibians of Europe. It includes all amphibians currently found in Europe. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this, nor does it currently include species introduced in recent decades. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited.
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories. Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: - Extinct, - Extinct in the wild - Critically endangered, - Endangered, - Vulnerable - Near threatened, - Least concern - Data deficient, - Not evaluated (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)
Salamanders
Family: Salamandridae (true salamanders and newts) Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra Penibetic salamander, Salamandra longirostris (Spain) Corsican fire salamander, Salamandra corsica (Corsica) Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra (France, the Alps, and Balkans) Lanza's alpine salamander, Salamandra lanzai Karpathos salamander, Lyciasalamandra helverseni (three Greek islands near Crete) Luschan's salamander, Lyciasalamandra luschani (Greek island of Kastellorizo) Gold-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Spain and Portugal) Spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata (Italy) and: Salamandrina perspicillata (formerly in Salamandrina terdigitata, Italy) Iberian ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian Peninsula, Morocco) Pyrenean brook salamander, Calotriton asper (Pyrenees) Montseny brook newt, Calotriton arnoldi (Spain) Corsican brook salamander, Euproctus montanus (Corsica) Sardinian brook salamander, Euproctus platycephalus (Sardinia) Northern crested newt, Triturus cristatus Marbled newt, Triturus marmoratus (Spain, Portugal and France) Southern marbled newt, Triturus pygmaeus (Spain and Portugal) Italian crested newt, Triturus carnifex Southern crested newt, Triturus karelinii Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi (Balkans, Turkey) Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus (Balkans, Turkey) Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus Banded newt, Ommatotriton ophryticus (Caucasus, Turkey) Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris and: Ichthyosaura apuana (Italy, France) Ichthyosaura reiseri (Balkans, Romania) Ichthyosaura veluchiensis (Balkans) Carpathian newt, Lissotriton montandoni (Carpathians) Smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris and: Greek smooth newt, Lissotriton graecus (Balkans) Smooth newt, Lissotriton meridionalis (Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia) Schmidtler's smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria) Caucasian smooth newt, Lissotriton lantzi (Caucasus) Bosca's newt, Lissotriton boscai (Portugal) Palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus Italian newt, Lissotriton italicus Family: Hynobiidae (Asiatic salamanders) Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii (Russia) Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) Cave salamander, Speleomantes strinatii (France) Brown cave salamander, Hydromantes genei (France and Italy) Italian cave salamander, Speleomantes italicus (Italy) Ambrosi's cave salamander, Speleomantes ambrosii (Italy) Monte Albo cave salamander, Speleomantes flavus (Sardinia) Imperial cave salamander, Speleomantes imperialis (Sardinia) and: Speleomantes sarrabusensis (formerly in Speleomantes imperialis, Sardinia) Supramonte cave salamander, Speleomantes supramontis (Sardinia) Family: Proteidae (waterdogs and mudpuppies) Olm, Proteus anguinus (Dinaric Alps)