Names with citations in year 1840
- Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Batrachia Bonaparte, 1840
- Synonym: Dipnoa Bonaparte, 1840
- Order: Anura
- Family: Alytidae
- Genus: Discoglossus
- Species: Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837
- Synonym: Pseudis picta — Bonaparte, 1840
- Species: Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837
- Genus: Discoglossus
- Family: Bufonidae
- Genus: Anaxyrus
- Species: Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840)
- Synonym: Bufo quercicus Holbrook, 1840
- Species: Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840)
- Genus: Bufotes
- Species: Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
- Synonym: Bufo longipes Bonaparte, 1840
- Species: Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
- Genus: Anaxyrus
- Family: Hylidae
- Subfamily: Hylinae
- Genus: Pseudacris
- Species: Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
- Synonym: Hyla pickeringii — Holbrook, 1840
- Species: Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
- Genus: Pseudacris
- Subfamily: Hylinae
- Family: Leptodactylidae
- Subfamily: Leiuperinae
- Genus: Pleurodema
- Species: Pleurodema marmoratum (Duméril and Bibron, 1840)
- Synonym: Leiuperus marmoratus Duméril and Bibron, 1840
- Species: Pleurodema marmoratum (Duméril and Bibron, 1840)
- Genus: Pleurodema
- Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
- Genus: Leptodactylus
- Species: Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril and Bibron, 1840)
- Synonym: Cystignathus gracilis Duméril and Bibron, 1840
- Species: Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril and Bibron, 1840)
- Genus: Leptodactylus
- Subfamily: Leiuperinae
- Family: Microhylidae
- Subfamily: Asterophryinae
- Genus: Asterophrys
- Species: Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837)
- Synonym: Ceratophrys turpicula — Müller, 1840
- Species: Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837)
- Genus: Asterophrys
- Subfamily: Asterophryinae
- Family: Pipidae Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Pipina — Bonaparte, 1840
- Family: Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814
- Synonym: Ranidae — Bonaparte, 1840
- Genus: Pelophylax
- Species: Pelophylax bergeri (Günther, 1986)
- Synonym: Rana fluviatilis Bonaparte, 1840
- Species: Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771)
- Synonym: Rana fluviatilis Bonaparte, 1840
- Synonym: Rana taurica Bonaparte, 1840
- Species: Pelophylax bergeri (Günther, 1986)
- Family: Rhacophoridae
- Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
- Genus: Rhacophorus
- Species: Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel, 1840)
- Synonym: Hyla reinwardtii Schlegel, 1840
- Species: Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel, 1840)
- Genus: Rhacophorus
- Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
- Family: Alytidae
- Order: Caudata Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
- Synonym: Deiretremata Leuckart, 1840
- Synonym: Ichthyodea Bonaparte, 1840
- Family: Amphiumidae Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Amphiumina — Bonaparte, 1840
- Family: Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826
- Synonym: Andriadina Bonaparte, 1840
- Synonym: Protonopsidina — Bonaparte, 1840
- Synonym: Protonopsina Bonaparte, 1840
- Genus: Andrias Tschudi, 1837
- Synonym: Hydrosalamandra Leuckart, 1840
- Species: Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836)
- Synonym: Hydrosalamandra japonica — Leuckart, 1840
- Synonym: Hydrosalamandra siboldi — Leuckart, 1840
- Family: Plethodontidae
- Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
- Genus: Eurycea
- Species: Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)
- Synonym: Salamandra Haldemani Holbrook, 1840
- Species: Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818)
- Synonym: Salamandra longe-caudata — Troost, 1840
- Species: Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)
- Genus: Eurycea
- Subfamily: Plethodontinae
- Genus: Desmognathus
- Species: Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
- Synonym: Salamandra maculo-quadrata Holbrook, 1840
- Synonym: Salamandra quadramaculata Holbrook, 1840
- Species: Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
- Genus: Desmognathus
- Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
- Family: Proteidae Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Hypochthonina Bonaparte, 1840
- Family: Salamandridae
- Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
- Genus: Euproctus
- Species: Euproctus platycephalus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
- Synonym: Triton rusconii — Bonaparte, 1840
- Species: Euproctus platycephalus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
- Genus: Notophthalmus
- Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Synonym: Salamandra millepunctata Storer, 1840
- Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Genus: Pleurodeles
- Species: Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830
- Synonym: Pleurodeles waltelei — Schinz, 1840
- Species: Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830
- Genus: Euproctus
- Subfamily: Salamandrinae
- Genus: Salamandra
- Species: Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768
- Synonym: Triton fuscus — Schinz, 1840
- Species: Salamandra atra Laurenti, 1768
- Genus: Salamandra
- Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
- Family: Sirenidae Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Sirenina — Bonaparte, 1840
- Order: Gymnophiona Müller, 1832
- Synonym: Aphanobranchiata Leuckart, 1840
- Family: Caeciliidae Rafinesque, 1814
- Synonym: Caecilina — Bonaparte, 1840
