Lungless Salamanders: Plethodontidae

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists one species of lungless salamanders as Extinct, thirty-one as Critically Endangered, eighty-three as Endangered, fifty-four as Vulnerable, and thirty-six as Low Risk/Near Threatened. Extinct means no longer in existence. Critically Endangered means facing extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Endangered means facing very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable means facing high risk of extinction in the wild. Low Risk/Near Threatened means at risk of becoming threatened with extinction in the future.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists four species of lungless salamanders as Endangered and three species as Threatened. Endangered means in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened means likely to become endangered in the near future.