There are three
species of
amphibians
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...
native to
Ireland.
Subclass:
Lissamphibia
The Lissamphibia is a group of tetrapods that includes all modern amphibians. Lissamphibians consist of three living groups: the Salientia (frogs, toads, and their extinct relatives), the Caudata (salamanders, newts, and their extinct relatives), ...
Superorder: Salientia
Order: Anura
*Suborder:
Neobatrachia
**Family:
Ranidae
***Genus: ''
Rana''
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European common brown frog (''Rana temporaria'')
**Family:
Bufonidae
***Genus: ''
Epidalea
The natterjack toad (''Epidalea calamita'') is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length, and are distinguished from common toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back and parallel paratoid ...
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Natterjack toad (''Epidalea calamita'')
Order: Caudata
*Suborder:
Salamandroidea
**Family:
Salamandridae
Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin. Their skin is v ...
***Genus: ''
Lissotriton''
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Smooth newt (''Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris'')
External links
"Republic of Ireland: Amphibians" Thomson Ecology. Archived 1 May 2005.
King, J. L.; Marnell, F.; Kingston, N.; Rosell, R.; Boylan, P.; Caffrey, J. M.; FitzPatrick, Ú.; Gargan, P. G.; Kelly, F. L.; O'Grady, M. F.; Poole, R.; Roche, W. K. & Cassidy, D. (2011). ''Ireland Red List No. 5: Amphibians, Reptiles & Freshwater Fish''. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin, Ireland.
{{Europe topic, List of amphibians of
Ireland
Amphibians
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...
Ireland
Amphibians
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...