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Amphibians appendix 3

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This dataset, part of a series published by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU/FOEN), lists amphibian species and sites corresponding to Appendix 3 of a national reference document. Switzerland hosts 19 native amphibian species, nearly all of which appear on the Red List of Threatened Species. Wetland habitats essential to their survival have shrunk to less than one-tenth of their historical extent over the past century, making remaining sites, including those documented in this appendix, important for conservation planning and protection efforts at the national level. The data is provided by the Swiss Confederation for open, unrestricted access.There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain wetland habitats have shrunken to less than one-tenth of their original size in the last 100 years, which is why remaining h…