This list of amphibians recorded in Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some ninety-four species. Of these, four are assessed as critically endangered (the endemic Amakusa salamander, Mikawa salamander, Tosashimizu salamander, and Tsukuba clawed salamander), twenty-seven as endangered, fourteen as vulnerable, eleven as near threatened, and thirty-eight as of least concern.

According to statistics accompanying the 2020 Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MoE) Red List, ninety-one species and subspecies are to be found, but the conservation status of only sixty-seven is detailed. Of these, five taxa are critically endangered from a national perspective, twenty are endangered, twenty-two vulnerable, nineteen near threatened, and one data deficient.

As of January 2023, for their protection, forty-one species have been designated National Endangered Species by Cabinet Order in accordance with the 1992 Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Order: Anura (frogs)

Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans Miyako toad, B. g. miyakonis(endemic subspecies) (MoE: NT) Japanese common toad, Bufo japonicus (endemic) B. j. japonicus B. j. formosus Japanese stream toad, Bufo torrenticola (endemic) Genus: Rhinella Cane toad, Rhinella marina (introduced) Family: Dicroglossidae Genus: Fejervarya Indian rice frog, Fejervarya limnocharis Marsh frog, Fejervarya kawamurai Sakishima rice frog, Fejervarya sakishimensis Genus: Limnonectes Namie's frog, Limnonectes namiyei (endemic) Family: Hylidae Genus: Dryophytes Japanese tree frog, Dryophytes japonicus Genus: Hyla Hallowell's tree frog, Hyla hallowellii (endemic) Family: Microhylidae Genus: Microhyla , Microhyla okinavensis (endemic) Yaeyama narrow-mouthed toad, Microhyla kuramotoi (endemic) Family: Pipidae Genus: Xenopus African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis (introduced) Family: Ranidae Genus: Babina Holst's frog, Babina holsti (endemic) Otton frog, Babina subaspera (endemic) Genus: Glandirana Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa (endemic) Proto wrinkled frog, Glandirana reliqua(endemic) Sado wrinkled frog, Glandirana susurra (endemic) Genus: Lithobates American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (introduced) Genus: Nidirana Yaeyama harpist frog, Nidirana okinavana |(endemic) Genus: Odorrana , Odorrana splendida (endemic) Amami tip-nosed frog, Odorrana amamiensis (endemic) Greater tip-nosed frog, Odorrana supranarina (endemic) Ishikawa's frog, Odorrana ishikawae (endemic) Ryukyu tip-nosed frog, Odorrana narina (endemic) Utsunomiya's tip-nosed frog, Odorrana utsunomiyaorum (endemic) Genus: Pelophylax Black-spotted pond frog, Pelophylax nigromaculatus Daruma pond frog, Pelophylax porosus Nagoya Daruma pond frog, P. p. brevipodus(endemic subspecies) (MoE: EN) Tokyo Daruma pond frog, P. p. porosus(endemic subspecies) (MoE: NT) Genus: Rana Dwarf Tago's brown frog, Rana kyoto(endemic) Dybowski's frog, Rana dybowskii Goto Tago's brown frog, Rana matsuoi(endemic) Ezo brown frog, Rana pirica Japanese brown frog, Rana japonica (endemic) Montane brown frog, Rana ornativentris (endemic) , Rana neba (endemic) Oki Tago's brown frog, Rana okiensis(MoE: NT, as R. tagoi okiensis)(endemic) , Rana ulma (endemic) Ryukyu brown frog, Rana kobai (endemic) Stream brown frog, Rana sakuraii (endemic) Tago's brown frog, Rana tagoi (endemic) Tsushima brown frog, Rana tsushimensis (endemic) Yakushima brown frog, Rana yakushimensis (MoE: NT, as R. tagoi yakushimensis)(endemic) Family: Rhacophoridae Genus: Buergeria Kajika frog, Buergeria buergeri (endemic) Ryukyu kajika frog, Buergeria japonica (endemic) Yaeyama kajika frog, Buergeria choui Genus: Polypedates Common tree frog, Polypedates leucomystax (introduced) Genus: Kurixalus Eiffinger's tree frog, Kurixalus eiffingeri Genus: Zhangixalus Amami green tree frog, Zhangixalus amamiensis (endemic) Forest green tree frog, Zhangixalus arboreus (endemic) Okinawa green tree frog, Zhangixalus viridis (endemic) Owston's green tree frog, Zhangixalus owstoni (endemic) Schlegel's green tree frog, Zhangixalus schlegelii (endemic)

Order: Caudata (salamanders)

Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: Andrias Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus (introduced) Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus (endemic) Family: Hynobiidae Genus: Hynobius Abe's salamander, Hynobius abei (endemic) (MoE: CR) Abu salamander, Hynobius abuensis (endemic) Aki salamander, Hynobius akiensis (endemic) , Hynobius amakusaensis (endemic) (MoE: CR) Chikushi-buchi salamander, Hynobius oyamai (endemic) Chūgoku-buchi salamander, Hynobius sematonotos (endemic) Ezo salamander, Hynobius retardatus (endemic) (MoE: DD) Geiyo salamander, Hynobius geiyoensis(endemic) Blotched salamander, Hynobius naevius (endemic) Hakuba salamander, Hynobius hidamontanus (endemic) Hida salamander, Hynobius kimurae (endemic) Highland salamander, Hynobius utsunomiyaorum (endemic) Hokuriku salamander, Hynobius takedai (endemic) Hynobius oni(endemic) Hynobius tagoi(endemic) , Hynobius hirosei (endemic) Iwaki salamander, Hynobius sengokui(endemic) Iwami salamander, Hynobius iwami (endemic) Iyoshima salamander, Hynobius kuishiensis (endemic) Izumo salamander, Hynobius kunibiki(endemic) Japanese black salamander, Hynobius nigrescens (endemic) , Hynobius fossigenus (endemic) Kato's salamander, Hynobius katoi (endemic) Mahoroba salamander, Hynobius guttatus (endemic) , Hynobius mikawaensis (endemic) (MoE: CR) Mitsjama salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (endemic) Ōdaigahara salamander, Hynobius boulengeri (endemic) Ōita salamander, Hynobius dunni (endemic) Oki salamander, Hynobius okiensis (endemic) , Hynobius osumiensis (endemic) San'in salamander, Hynobius setoi (endemic) Setouchi salamander, Hynobius setouchi (endemic) Smaller blotched salamander, Hynobius stejnegeri (endemic) , Hynobius shinichisatoi (endemic) Stejneger's oriental salamander, Hynobius ikioi (endemic) Sumida salamander, Hynobius sumidai(endemic) Tōhoku salamander, Hynobius lichenatus (endemic) Tokyo salamander, Hynobius tokyoensis (endemic) Tosashimizu salamander, Hynobius tosashimizuensis (endemic) (MoE: CR) Tsurugi salamander, Hynobius tsurugiensis (endemic) Tsushima salamander, Hynobius tsuensis (endemic) Yamaguchi salamander, Hynobius bakan (endemic) Yamato salamander, Hynobius vandenburghi (endemic) Genus: Onychodactylus , Onychodactylus intermedius (endemic) , Onychodactylus pyrrhonotus(endemic) Japanese clawed salamander, Onychodactylus japonicus (endemic) , Onychodactylus kinneburi (endemic) Tadami clawed salamander, Onychodactylus fuscus (endemic) , Onychodactylus nipponoborealis (endemic) , Onychodactylus tsukubaensis (endemic) (MoE: CR) Genus: Salamandrella Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii Family: Salamandridae Genus: Cynops Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster (endemic) Sword-tail newt, Cynops ensicauda (endemic) C. e. ensicauda C. e. popei Genus: Echinotriton Anderson's crocodile newt, Echinotriton andersoni (endemic) Raffaelli's spiny crocodile newt, Echinotriton raffaellii(endemic) Japanese names The Japanese names for the taxa found in Japan have been collated and published by the .

See also List of animals in Japan Wildlife Protection Areas in Japan

References

External links Invasive Species of Japan: Amphibians