Quick Facts 13 species occur in Nova Scotia 45 species of amphibians occur in Canada There are about 4,780 species of amphibians in the world Serious declines in amphibian populations have been recorded in other areas of Canada and around the world over the past two decades Amphibians had the highest proportion of secure species (GREEN ~ 92.0%) among those taxonomic groups considered and were the only group without any species considered to be at risk (RED) in Nova Scotia