List of amphibians of Great Britain

This is a list of the 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.

Native species

Common name	Species (Authority)	Preferred habitat	Native range	Status and estimated breeding adult population
Subfamily Pleurodelinae: Newts
Great Crested Newt	Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)	Terrestrial habitats with dense cover, usually within about 200 metres of the breeding pond	UK population found only in England, Wales and Scotland.	I: Least Concern 360,000
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris	Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)	Terrestrial habitat, lay eggs in ponds and shallow lakesides	UK	I: Least Concern 13,700,000
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus	Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumowsky, 1789)	Marshland, ponds and lakesides	Great Britain except areas of South East	I: Least Concern 1,800,000
Family Bufonidae: Toads
Common Toad Bufo bufo	Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)	Deciduous woodland, scrub, gardens, parks and fields, more aquatic during breeding season	Great Britain	I: Least Concern 5,900,000
Natterjack Toad	Epidalea calamita (Laurenti, 1768)	Open and unshaded light sandy soils	Scattered parts of England and Scotland	I: Least Concern 20,000
Order Anura: Frogs
Common Frog Rana temporaria	Rana temporaria (Linnaeus, 1758)	Hibernate in semi-aquatic areas, migrate to water to breed	UK	I: Least Concern 16,000,000
Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae	Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882)	Terrestrial-aquatic borders	Thought to be native to Norfolk	I: Least Concern

Naturalised and escaped species

• Salamanders and Newts
  • Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — has bred at least once
  • Alpine Newt (Triturus alpestris) (naturalized)
  • Italian crested newt (Triturus (cristatus) carnifex)
• Toads
  • Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) (naturalized)
  • Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) (naturalized)
• Frogs
  • Painted Frog (Discoglossus pictus) — has bred at least once
  • European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)
  • Australian Tree Frog — has bred at least once
  • Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda) (naturalized)
  • Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) (naturalized)
  • American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) — not established
  • African Clawed Frog (Toad) (Xenopus)