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The status of the Italian autochtonous batrachofauna has been analysed taking into consideration a set of 13 variables, ranging from natural history traits (e.g. type of reproduction, number of eggs, frequented habitat), to distribution and areal fragmentation, taxonomic uniqueness and insularity. Each variable was categorized into four ranks (0–3) of increasing risk for survival. Urodeles and anurans were treated separately for both univariate and multivariate analyses. The results confirm a general sensitivity of urodeles, although in many cases newts and salamanders may react more promptly to habitat alteration and human disturbance. On the other hand, the anurans, except for three species that are widely distributed and largely euryecious (Bufo bufo, Rana temporaria, R. “esculenta”), appear more sensitive than urodeles for a series of factors. Some anurans (such as Pelobates fuscus insubricus and R. latastei …