Amphibians of Pakistan
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Order Anura
- Family Bufonidae (true toads) - 8 species
- Bufo himalayanus (Himalayan Toad)
- Bufo latastiiBufo latastiiThe Baltistan toad, Bufo latastii, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in India and Pakistan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, arable land, and ponds....
(Baltistan Toad) - Bufo melanostictusBufo melanostictusThe Common Indian Toad or Common Asiatic/Asian Toad or Black-spined Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus is a species of toad that is common in South Asia. The species grows to almost 20 cm long. The species breeds during the monsoons and the tadpoles are black...
(Common Indian Toad) - Bufo olivaceusBufo olivaceusThe Olive Toad, Bufo olivaceus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Iran, Pakistan, and possibly Afghanistan....
(Olive Toad) - Bufo pseudoraddeiBufo pseudoraddeiBufo pseudoraddei is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Pakistan and possibly Afghanistan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations , and rural gardens....
Photographs of subspecies- Bufo p. pseudoraddei (Kaghan Toad)
- Bufo p. baturae (Batura Toad)
- Bufo stomaticusBufo stomaticusIndus Valley toad or marbled toad Bufo stomaticus is a species of toad found in Asia from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to Nepal extending into Peninsular India from the plains to about 1800m. It is particularly common in the Indus valley....
(Indus Valley Toad or Marbled Toad) - Bufo surdus (Iranian Toad or Pakistan Toad)
- Bufo viridis zugmayeri (European Green Toad or Baluchistan Toad)
- Family MicrohylidaeMicrohylidaeMicrohylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...
(narrow-mouthed frogs) - 2 species- Microhyla ornataMicrohyla ornataThe Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of microhylid frog found in South Asia. This amphibian is widely distributed in peninsular India....
(Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog or Ant Frog) - Uperodon systomaUperodon systomaUperodon systoma is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Marbled Balloon Frog)
- Microhyla ornata
- Family MegophryidaeMegophryidaeMegophryidae are a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalaya foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. As of mid-2008 it encompasses approximately 70-100 species of frog...
(Asian toads and litter frogs) - 1 confirmed species- Scutiger nyingchiensisScutiger nyingchiensisScutiger nyingchiensis is a species of toad found in Asia....
(Tibetan Frog or Asian Lazy Toad) - Scutiger occidentalis (Deosai Toad) - unconfirmed
- Scutiger pleskei - unconfirmed
- Scutiger nyingchiensis
- Family Ranidae (broad-mouthed frogs or true frogs) - 8 species
- Euphlyctis cyanophlyctisEuphlyctis cyanophlyctisThe Indian Skipper Frog or Skittering Frog is a common frog found in South Asia. They are slimy and are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name...
(Indian Skipper Frog or Skittering Frog) - 3 subspecies- Euphlyctis c. cyanophlyctis (Common Skittering Frog)
- Euphlyctis c. microspinulata (Spiny Skittering Frog)
- Euphlyctis c. seistanica (Seistan Skittering Frog)
- Fejervarya limnocharisFejervarya limnocharisThe Cricket Frog is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia. Molecular studies of the species complex suggest that there may be multiple species involved.-Description:...
(Alpine Cricket Frog or Northern Cricket Frog) - Fejervarya syhadrensisFejervarya syhadrensisThe Long-legged Cricket frog , also called the Syhadra frog, is a true frog species of the Ranidae family and native to the Western Ghats, peninsular India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh...
(Indus Cricket Frog or Southern Cricket Frog) - Hoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley Bullfrog or Indian Bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in India, Pakistan and Nepal.- Description :...
(Indus Valley Bullfrog) - Paa hazarensisPaa hazarensisPaa hazarensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Pakistan, possibly Bhutan, and possibly Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, and freshwater marshes.-References:* Khan, M.S.,...
(Hazara Torrent Frog) - Paa sternosignataPaa sternosignataPaa sternosignata is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir and possibly India.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes.-References:...
(Karez Frog) - Paa vicinaPaa vicinaPaa vicina is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India and Pakistan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and freshwater spring...
(Murree Hills Frog) - Sphaerotheca brevicepsSphaerotheca brevicepsThe Indian Burrowing frog is a species of frog found in South Asia.- Description :Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups extending a little beyond the hinder edge of the choanse. Habit stout. Head short; snout rounded; occiput swollen; interorbital space narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum,...
(Indian Burrowing Frog or Malir Burrowing Frog)
- Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis