General Status - Overview of Amphibians

Quick Facts

• 13 species occur in Nova Scotia
  
  

• 45 species of amphibians occur in Canada
  
  

• There are about 4,780 species of amphibians in the world
  
  

• Serious declines in amphibian populations have been recorded in other areas of Canada and around the world over the past two decades
  
  

• Amphibians had the highest proportion of secure species (GREEN ~ 92.0%) among those taxonomic groups considered and were the only group without any species considered to be at risk (RED) in Nova Scotia