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List of freshwater aquarium amphibian species

Axolotls in an aquarium

There are a wide range of frogs, salamanders and caecilians that can be kept a pets in an aquarium. Many of these are not found in the pet trade. This is usually because they're either too big for most commercial aquariums (ex: giant salamanders), endangered (ex: achoques), haven't entered the pet trade yet, or a mix of the three.

All animals on this list are fully aquatic, meaning they can live without access to land. However, many still need breath air, as they lack gills in their adult phase.

Frogs (Order Anura)

Pipidae

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Pipa Pipa arrabali Arrabal's Surinam toad  LC [1]
Pipa aspera Albina Surinam toad  LC [2]
Pipa carvalhoi Carvalho's Surinam toad  LC [citation needed]
Pipa myersi Myers' Surinam toad  EN [citation needed]
Pipa parva Sabana Surinam toad  LC [3]
Pipa pipa Surinam toad  LC [citation needed]
Pipa snethlageae Utinga Surinam toad  LC [4]
Pseudhymenochirus Pseudhymenochirus merlini Merlin's dwarf gray frog  LC [citation needed]
Hymenochirus Hymenochirus boettgeri Zaire dwarf clawed frog  LC [5]
Hymenochirus boulengeri Eastern dwarf clawed frog  DD [citation needed]
Hymenochirus curtipes Western dwarf clawed frog  LC [6]
Hymenochirus feae Gaboon dwarf clawed frog  DD [7]
Xenopus Xenopus allofraseri False Fraser's clawed frog  LC [8]
Xenopus amieti Volcano clawed frog  VU [9]
Xenopus andrei Andre's clawed frog  LC [10]
Xenopus borealis Marsabit clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus boumbaensis Mawa clawed frog  NT [11]
Xenopus calcaratus Biafran clawed frog  DD [12]
Xenopus clivii Eritrea clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus epitropicalis Cameroon clawed frog  LC [13]
Xenopus eysoole Bamiléké clawed frog  DD [citation needed]
Xenopus fischbergi Fischberg's clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus fraseri Fraser's platanna  DD [citation needed]
Xenopus gilli Cape platanna  EN [citation needed]
Xenopus itombwensis Itombwe massif clawed frog  EN [14]
Xenopus kobeli Kobel's clawed frog  DD [citation needed]
Xenopus laevis African clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus largeni Largen's clawed frog  EN [15]
Xenopus lenduensis Lendu Plateau clawed frog  CR [citation needed]
Xenopus longipes Lake Oku clawed frog  CR [citation needed]
Xenopus mellotropicalis Cameroon clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus muelleri Müller's platanna  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus parafraseri Upland clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus petersii Peters' platanna  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus poweri N/A  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus pygmaeus Bouchia clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus ruwenzoriensis Uganda clawed frog  DD [citation needed]
Xenopus tropicalis Western clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus vestitus Kivu clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus victorianus Lake Victoria clawed frog  LC [citation needed]
Xenopus wittei De Witte's clawed frog  LC [citation needed]

Telmatobiidae

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Telmatobius Telmatobius culeus Titicaca water frog  EN [16]
Telmatobius macrostomus Lake Junin frog  EN [17]
Telmatobius mayoloi N/A  EN [18]

Salamanders (Order Urodela)

Giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Andrias Andrias japonicus Japanese giant salamander  VU [19]
Andrias davidianus Chinese giant salamander  CR [20]
Andrias sligoi South China giant salamander  CR [21]
Andrias jiangxiensis Jiangxi giant salamander  NE 
Andrias cheni Qimen giant salamander  NE 
Cryptobranchus Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender  VU [22]

Sirens (Sirenidae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Pseudobranchus Pseudobranchus striatus Northern dwarf siren  LC [23]
Pseudobranchus axanthus Southern dwarf siren  LC [24]
Siren Siren reticulata Reticulated siren  VU [25]
Siren nettingi Western siren  NE 
Siren sphagnicola Seepage siren  NE 
Siren lacertina Greater siren  LC [citation needed]
Siren intermedia Lesser siren  LC [26]

Newts (Pleurodelinae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Pleurodeles Pleurodeles nebulosus Algerian ribbed newt
Pleurodeles waltl Iberian ribbed newt
Calotriton asper Pyrenean brook newt
Triturus dobrogicus Danube crested newt
Euproctus montanus Corsican brook newt
Euproctus platycephalus Sardinian brook newt
Pachytriton Pachytriton airobranchiatus N/A
Pachytriton archospotus N/A
Pachytriton brevipes Spotted paddle-tail newt
Pachytriton changi N/A
Pachytriton feii N/A
Pachytriton granulosus N/A
Pachytriton inexpectatus N/A
Pachytriton moi N/A
Pachytriton wuguanfui N/A
Pachytriton xanthospilos N/A
Cynops Cynops cyanurus Chuxiong fire-bellied newt
Cynops ensicauda Sword-tail newt
Cynops orientalis Chinese fire belly newt
Cynops pyrrhogaster Japanese fire-bellied newt
Cynops wolterstorffi Yunnan lake newt  EX [27]
Paramesotriton

Tiger salamanders (Ambystomatidae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Ambystoma Ambystoma andersoni Anderson's salamander  CR [28]
Ambystoma dumerilii Achoque  CR [29]
Ambystoma mexicanum Axolotl  CR [citation needed]
Ambystoma taylori Taylor's salamander  CR [30]

Proteidae

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Necturus Necturus alabamensis Alabama waterdog  VU [31]
Necturus beyeri Western waterdog  LC [citation needed]
Necturus lewisi Neuse River waterdog  LC [32]
Necturus louisianensis Red River mudpuppy  LC [33]
Necturus maculosus Common mudpuppy  LC [34]
Necturus moleri Apalachicola waterdog  LC [35]
Necturus mounti Escambia waterdog  LC [citation needed]
Necturus punctatus Dwarf waterdog  LC [citation needed]
Proteus Proteus anguinus Olm  VU [36]

Amphiumas (Amphiumidae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Amphiuma Amphiuma pholeter One-toed amphiuma  LC [37]
Amphiuma means Two-toed amphiuma  LC [38]
Amphiuma tridactylum Three-toed amphiuma  LC [39]

Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona)

Aquatic caecilians (Typhlonectidae)

Genus Species Common Name Distribution Status[a] Image
Atretochoana Atretochoana eiselti Eiselt's caecillian  LC [40]
Potamotyphlus Potamotyphlus kaupii Kaup's caecilian  NE 
Typhlonectes Typhlonectes compressicauda Cayenne caecillian  LC [citation needed]
Typhlonectes natans Rubber eel  LC [41]

See also

Footnotes

Notes

^ a: Conservation status at a world level of the species according to the IUCN Red List: Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

 EX  - Extinct,  EW  - Extinct in the wild
 CR  - Critically endangered,  EN  - Endangered,  VU  - Vulnerable
 NT  - Near threatened,  LC  - Least concern
 DD  - Data deficient,  NE  - Not evaluated

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