List of amphibians of India
Encyclopedia
This is an index to the amphibian
s found in India
. The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism. This list is based largely on Frost (2006) and includes common names from older books and journals.
Family Bufonidae
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
s found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism. This list is based largely on Frost (2006) and includes common names from older books and journals.
Family BufonidaeTrue toadBufonidae is the family of the true toads, members of the order Anura . They are the only family of anurans all members of which are known as "toads." The bufonids now comprise more than 35 genera, Bufo being the most widespread and well known.-Characteristics:True toads are widespread and occur...
- Ornate Torrent Toad Ansonia ornataAnsonia ornataThe Ornate Toad Ansonia ornata is a rare and endangered species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats.-Description:Habit alender. Crown without bony ridges; snout short, obliquely truncated, with angular canthus rostralis and vertical loreal region ; interorbital space a little broader than the...
(Günther, 1876) - Silent Valley Torrent Toad Ansonia rubiginaAnsonia rubiginaAnsonia rubigina is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.-References:...
(Pillai and Pattabiraman, 1981) - Bufo beddomiiBufo beddomiiBeddome's Toad is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Bufo beddomii exhibits a crown that lacks bony ridges; its short, projecting snout has an angular canthus rostralis. Its interorbital space is somewhat broader than the upper eyelid. Its tympanum is very small,...
(GüntherAlbert C. L. G. GüntherAlbert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther , was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist....
, 1876) - Bufo brevirostris (Rao, 1937)
- Bufo burmanus (Andersson, 1939)
- Duttaphrynus cyphosusDuttaphrynus cyphosusDuttaphrynus cyphosus called also "Projective-occiputed Toad" is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family, known from Xizang near the Assam border....
= Bufo cyphosus (Ye, 1977) - Himalayan Toad Duttaphrynus himalayanusDuttaphrynus himalayanusDuttaphrynus himalayanus is a species of toad found in the Himalayan region of Pakistan and Kashmir.-Description:Crown deeply concave, with low, blunt supraorbital ridges; snout short, blunt; interorbitol space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum very small, rather indistinct...
(Günther, 1864) =Bufo himalayanus (Günther, 1864) - Bufo hololiusBufo hololiusBufo hololius is a rare species of toad found in the Western Ghats.-Description:Crown without bony ridges; snout short, prominent; inter-orbital space as broad and the upper eyelid; tympanum very distinct, nearly as large as the eye and close to it...
(Günther, 1876) - Bufo koynayensisBufo koynayensisBufo koynayensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat...
(Soman, 1963) - Ladakh Toad Pseudepidalea latastiiPseudepidalea latastiiThe Ladakh Toad Pseudepidalea latastii is a species of toad found in Ladakh, Kashmir.-Description:Crown without bony ridges; snout short, blunt; interorbital space narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum very distinct, half the diameter of the eye...
Boulenger, 1882 = Bufo latastii - Common Indian Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) =Bufo melanostictus Schneider, 1799
- Duttaphrynus microtympanumDuttaphrynus microtympanumDuttaphrynus microtympanum is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Head with prominent bony ridges, viz. a canthal, a pre-orbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, and a short orbito-tympanic; snout short, blunt; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum...
(Boulenger, 1882) = Bufo microtympanum (Boulenger, 1882) - Ingerophrynus macrotisIngerophrynus macrotisIngerophrynus macrotis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly China...
(Boulenger, 1887) - Bufo parietalisBufo parietalisThe Ridged Toad, Bufo parietalis is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Head with very prominent ridges, namely a canthal, a slight preorbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, a parietal, and an orbitotympanic; parietal ridges obliquely directed inwards; snout short,...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Ferguson's Toad Bufo scaberBufo scaberFerguson's toad Bufo scaber is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in India and Sri Lanka.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland...
(Schneider, 1799) - Bufo silentvalleyensisBufo silentvalleyensisBufo silentvalleyensis is a species of toad endemic to southern India....
(Pillai, 1981) - 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....
(Lütken, 1864) - Green Toad Bufo viridis
- Bufo stuartiBufo stuartiBufo stuarti is a species of toad found in Southeast Asia. Known only from northern Myanmar and northeastern India.. The type locality is the Putao plains....
(SmithMalcolm Arthur SmithMalcolm Arthur Smith was a herpetologist and physician working in the Malay Peninsula.-Early life:He was interested in reptiles and amphibians from an early age...
, 1929) - Bufoides meghalayanus (Yazdani and Chanda, 1971)
- Pedostibes kempiPedostibes kempiPedostibes kempi is a species of toad found in India.-Distribution:The species is known from only its type series collected "above Tura" at 2500 feet in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Little is known about the population and status. The species is arboreal and probably breeds in streams in...
(Boulenger, 1919) - Pedostibes tuberculosusPedostibes tuberculosusThe Malabar Tree Toad or Warty Asian Tree Toad is a species of toad found in forests along the Western Ghats of India south of Goa. It is small and is found in wet tree hollows or leaf bases containing water....
(Günther, 1876)
Dicroglossinae
- Common skittering frog 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...
(Schneider, 1799) - Euphlyctis ghoshiEuphlyctis ghoshiEuphlyctis ghoshi is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Chanda, 1991) - Indian Five-fingered Frog Euphlyctis hexadactylusEuphlyctis hexadactylusThe Green Pond Frog is a common species of aquatic frog found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka.-Description:The following description is from Boulenger:...
(Lesson, 1834) - Fejervarya andamanensisFejervarya andamanensisFejervarya andamanensis is a species of frog found in Asia....
(StoliczkaFerdinand StoliczkaFerdinand Stoliczka was a Moravian palaeontologist who worked in India on paleontology, geology and various aspects of zoology. He died of high altitude sickness during an expedition across the Himalayas.-Early life:Stoliczka was born at the lodge Zámeček near Kroměříž in Moravia...
, 1870) = Limnonectes andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870) - Fejervarya assimilisFejervarya assimilisFejervarya assimilis is a species of frog found in Asia....
(BlythEdward BlythEdward Blyth was an English zoologist and pharmacist. He was one of the founders of zoology in India....
, 1852) - Fejervarya bramaFejervarya bramaFejervarya brama is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Lesson, 1834) - Fejervarya brevipalmataFejervarya brevipalmataFejervarya brevipalmata is a species of frog found in Asia....
(PetersWilhelm PetersWilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens...
, 1871) - Fejervarya cancrivora (GravenhorstJohann Ludwig Christian GravenhorstJohann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst , sometimes Jean Louis Charles or Carl, was a German entomologist, herpetologist and zoologist.- Life:...
, 1829) - Fejervarya greeniiFejervarya greeniiFejervarya greenii is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Boulenger, 1905) - Fejervarya keralensisFejervarya keralensisThe Verrucose Frog is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:This species has vomerine teeth in two strong oblique series starting from the inner anterior corners of the choanae. The head is moderately sized with the snout appearing pointed. The inter-orbital space is...
(Dubois, 1981) - Alpine cricket 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:...
(Gravenhorst, 1829) - Fejervarya murthiiFejervarya murthiiFejervarya murthii is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Pillai, 1979) - Fejervarya mysorensisFejervarya mysorensisFejervarya mysorensis is a species of frog found in India....
(Rao, 1922) - Fejervarya nicobariensisFejervarya nicobariensisFejervarya nicobariensis, the Nicobar Cricket-frog, is a species of frog found in southern Asia. It is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, the southern part of Thailand, on the island of Palawan in the Philippines, and the Little Nicobar, and Great Nicobar Islands of India. There have been reports of...
(Stoliczka, 1870) - Fejervarya nepalensisFejervarya nepalensisThe Nepal Cricket Frog , is a small-sized frog native to south Asia including India, Bangladesh & Nepal...
(Iskandar, 1998) - Fejervarya nilagiricaFejervarya nilagiricaFejervarya nilagirica is a species of frog found in India....
(JerdonThomas C. JerdonThomas Caverhill Jerdon was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. He is best remembered for his pioneering works on the ornithology of India...
, 1854) - Fejervarya orissaensisFejervarya orissaensisFejervarya orissaensis is a species of frog widely distributed in Orissa in eastern India. It has been recorded at elevations between 100 and 500m and is generally associated with grasslands and agricultural areas. There is little information available on breeding biology or larval ecology.----...
(Dutta, 1997) - Fejervarya parambikulamanaFejervarya parambikulamanaFejervarya parambikulamana is a species of frog found in India....
(Rao, 1937) - Fejervarya rufescensFejervarya rufescensFejervarya rufescens is a species of frog found in India....
(Jerdon, 1854) - Fejervarya sauricepsFejervarya sauricepsFejervarya sauriceps is a species of frog found in India....
(Rao, 1937) - 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...
= Limnonectes syhadrensis (AnnandaleNelson AnnandaleThomas Nelson Annandale CIE was a Scottish zoologist, entomologist and anthropologist.The eldest son of Thomas Annandale, the regius professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh, Nelson was educated at Rugby School, Balliol College, Oxford, and the University of Edinburgh.Annandale...
, 1919) - Fejervarya teraiensisFejervarya teraiensisFejervarya teraiensis is a species of frog found in India....
(Dubois, 1984) - Jerdon's Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus crassusHoplobatrachus crassusJerdon's Bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus crassus is a species of frog found in India and Pakistan....
(Jerdon, 1854) - Indian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley Bullfrog or Indian Bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in India, Pakistan and Nepal.- Description :...
(DaudinFrançois Marie DaudinFrançois Marie Daudin was a French zoologist.With legs paralyzed by childhood disease, he studied of physics and natural history, but ended up being devoted to the latter.Daudin wrote in 1799–1800...
, 1802) - Limnonectes doriaeLimnonectes doriaeLimnonectes doriae is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers....
(Boulenger, 1887) - Limnonectes hascheanusLimnonectes hascheanusLimnonectes hascheanus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly China....
(Stoliczka, 1870) - Limnonectes khasianusLimnonectes khasianusLimnonectes khasianus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. Its status is insufficiently known.-References:...
(AndersonJohn Anderson (zoologist)John Anderson was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India.He was born in Edinburgh and graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1861. His thesis however was in zoology...
, 1871) - Limnonectes kuhliiKuhl's Creek FrogThe Kuhl's Creek Frog or Large-headed Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia....
(TschudiJohann Jakob von TschudiJohann Jakob von Tschudi was a Swiss naturalist and explorer.Tschudi was born in Glarus, and studied natural sciences and medicine at the universities of Neuchâtel, Leiden and Paris. In 1838 he travelled to Peru, where he remained for five years exploring and collecting plants in the Andes...
, 1838) - Limnonectes laticepsCorrugated FrogThe Corrugated Frog or Rivulet Frog , sometimes called "flat-headed frog", is a species of frog in the Ranidae family....
(BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1882) - Limnonectes limborgiLimnonectes limborgiLimnonectes limborgi is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to Burma.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. Its status is insufficiently...
(SclaterPhilip SclaterPhilip Lutley Sclater was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world...
, 1892) - Limnonectes mawlyndipiLimnonectes mawlyndipiLimnonectes mawlyndipi is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. Its status is insufficiently known.-References:* Dutta, S., Ohler, A.,...
(Chanda, 1990) - Limnonectes mawphlangensisLimnonectes mawphlangensisLimnonectes mawphlangensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, possibly Bhutan, and possibly Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. Its status is insufficiently...
(Pillai and Chanda, 1977) - Limnonectes shompenorumLimnonectes shompenorumLimnonectes shompenorum is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is not considered threatened by the IUCN....
(Das, 1996) - Minervarya sahyadrisMinervarya sahyadrisFejervarya sahyadris is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was initially placed in a monotypic genus Minervarya.It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, pastureland, heavily degraded former forest, open...
(Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001) - Nanorana annandalii = Paa annandaliiPaa annandaliiPaa annandalii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Nepal, possibly Bhutan, and possibly China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and tundra wetlands.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Boulenger, 1920) - Nanorana arnoldi = Paa arnoldi (Dubois, 1975)
- Nanorana barmoachensis = Paa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)
- Nanorana blanfordii = Paa blanfordiiPaa blanfordiiPaa blanfordii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in China, India, Nepal, and possibly Bhutan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.-References:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Nanorana conaensis = Paa conaensisPaa conaensisPaa conaensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in China, possibly Bhutan, and possibly India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers.-Source:...
(Fei and Huang In Huang and Fei, 1981) - Nanorana ercepeae = Paa ercepeaePaa ercepeaePaa ercepeae is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Nepal and possibly India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Dubois, 1974) - Hazara torrent frog Nanorana hazarensis = 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.,...
(Dubois and Khan, 1979) - Nanorana liebigii = Paa liebigiiPaa liebigiiPaa liebigii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal.Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Günther, 1860) - Nanorana minica = Paa minicaPaa minicaPaa minica is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Nepal, and possibly China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers....
(Dubois, 1975) - Nanorana mokokchungensis = Paa mokokchungensisPaa mokokchungensisPaa mokokchungensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.-References:* Bordoloi, S., Ohler, A. & Dutta, S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Das and Chanda, 2000) - Nanorana polunini = Paa poluniniPaa poluniniPaa polunini is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in China, Nepal, possibly Bhutan, and possibly India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers.ITIS now places it in the Nanorana genus....
(Smith, 1951) - Nanorana pleskeiNanorana pleskeiNanorana pleskei is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds.It is...
(Günther, 1896) - Karez frog Nanorana sternosignata = 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:...
(Murray, 1885) - Murree Hills frog Nanorana vicina = 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...
(Stoliczka, 1872) - Ombrana sikimensis = Chaparana sikimensisChaparana sikimensisChaparana sikimensis is a species of frog found in Asia. It is found in central and eastern Nepal and in parts of northeastern India . It may also occur in Bhutan. It has been recorded at elevation between 1000 and 2000 m above sea level.-External links:*...
(Jerdon, 1870) - Burrowing 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,...
(Schneider, 1799) - Sphaerotheca dobsoniSphaerotheca dobsoniSphaerotheca dobsoni is a species of frog capable of burrowing. It is found in South Asia.-Description:Vomerine teeth in two oblique series between the choanae. Habit stout. Head large; snout short, rounded, with obtuse canthus rostralis; interorbital space narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Sphaerotheca leucorhynchusSphaerotheca leucorhynchusSphaerotheca leucorhynchus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are intermittent freshwater marshes.-References:* Biju, S.D., Dutta, S., Inger, R. & Padhye, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Rao, 1937) - Marbled Sand FrogMarbled Sand FrogThe Marbled Sand Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Namibia, possibly Swaziland, and possibly Tanzania....
Sphaerotheca rolandaeSphaerotheca rolandaeSphaerotheca rolandae is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India and Sri Lanka.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat...
(Dubois, 1983)
Occidozyginae
- Occidozyga borealisNorthern FrogThe Northern Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, possibly China, and possibly Myanmar....
(Annandale, 1912) - Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829)
- Occidozyga sumatranaSumatran Puddle FrogThe Sumatran Puddle Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Iskandar, D. &...
(Peters, 1877)
Family Megophryidae
- Hasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltiiLeptobrachium hasseltiiHasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltii is a species of toad found in South Asia....
(Tschudi, 1838) - Leptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithiLeptobrachium smithi is a species of toad found in South Asia. Leptobrachium smithi inhabits lowland forests and also slightly disturbed areas. They are usually found on the ground, on jungle trails and road cuts. In Peninsular Malaysia, this species has only been found in Pulau Langkawi.-External...
(Matsui, Nabhitabhata, and Panha, 1999) - Scutiger boulengeriScutiger boulengeriScutiger boulengeri is a species of toad found in South Asia....
(Bedriaga, 1898) - Scutiger gongshanensisScutiger gongshanensisScutiger gongshanensis is a species of toad found in South Asia....
(Yang and Su In Yang, Su, and Li, 1979) - Nyingchi Alpine Toad Scutiger nyingchiensisScutiger nyingchiensisScutiger nyingchiensis is a species of toad found in Asia....
(Fei, 1977) - Sikkim Alpine Toad Scutiger sikimmensisScutiger sikimmensisScutiger sikimmensis is a species of toad found in Asia....
(Blyth, 1855) - Xenophrys boettgeriXenophrys boettgeriXenophrys boettgeri is a species of toad found in the continent of Asia....
(Boulenger, 1899) - Xenophrys kempii (Annandale, 1912)
- Xenophrys majorXenophrys majorXenophrys major is a species of toad found in Asia....
(Boulenger, 1908) - Xenophrys parvaXenophrys parvaXenophrys parva is a species of horned frog found in South Asia....
(Boulenger, 1893) - Xenophrys robustaXenophrys robustaXenophrys robusta is a species of toad found in Asia....
(Boulenger, 1908) - Xenophrys wuliangshanensisXenophrys wuliangshanensisXenophrys wuliangshanensis is a species of toad found in Asia. It has been found in Yunnan province in China and the state of Nagaland in India and it is thought to occur in the Union of Myanmar , although there are no records from there as yet....
Family Micrixalidae
- Micrixalus elegansMicrixalus elegansMicrixalus elegans is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-References:* Biju, S.D. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Rao, 1937) - Micrixalus fuscusMicrixalus fuscusThe Dusky torrent frog is a species of small frog found in dense forested hill streams in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Description from G. A...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Micrixalus gadgiliMicrixalus gadgiliMicrixalus gadgili is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Pillai and Pattabiraman, 1990 - Micrixalus kottigeharensisMicrixalus kottigeharensisMicrixalus kottigeharensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Rao, 1937) - Micrixalus narainensisMicrixalus narainensisMicrixalus narainensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.-References:...
(Rao, 1937) - Micrixalus nudisMicrixalus nudisMicrixalus nudis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Pillai, 1978 - Micrixalus phyllophilusMicrixalus phyllophilusMicrixalus phyllophilus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Jerdon, 1854) - Micrixalus saxicolaMicrixalus saxicolaThe Black torrent frog is a small frog species found in forest streams in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Tongue with a free, pointed papilla in the anterior part of the median line...
(Jerdon, 1854) - Micrixalus silvaticusMicrixalus silvaticusMicrixalus silvaticus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.-References:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Micrixalus swamianusMicrixalus swamianusMicrixalus swamianus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Inger, R. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Rao, 1937) - Micrixalus thampiiMicrixalus thampiiMicrixalus thampii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-References:...
(Pillai, 1981)
Family Microhylidae
- Kalophrynus interlineatusKalophrynus interlineatusSpotted Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India & South East Asia including Hong Kong....
(Blyth, 1855) = Kalophrynus orangensis (Dutta, Ahmed, and Das, 2000) - Micryletta inornataMicryletta inornataMicryletta inornata is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in the Andaman Islands and Southeast Asia.-External links:*...
(Boulenger, 1890) - Ramanella anamalaiensisRamanella anamalaiensisRamanella anamalaiensis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in South India. The holotype was discovered at the Base of Anamalai hills, Coimbatore district in the southern Western Ghats. The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010...
(Rao, 1937) - Ramanella minorRamanella minorRamanella minor is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Rao, 1937) - Ramanella montanaRamanella montanaJerdon's Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of Microhylid frog found in the Western Ghats of India.- Description :The frogs of the genus Ramanella are small and characteristically have discs on their fingers but lack them on the toes. The toes have some webbing...
(Jerdon, 1854) - Ramanella mormorataRamanella mormorataRamanella mormorata is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Rao, 1937) - Ramanella triangularisRamanella triangularisRamanella triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Günther, 1876) - White-bellied pug-snout frog Ramanella variegataRamanella variegataRamanella variegata sometimes called the termite nest frog, variable ramanella or white-bellied pug snout frog is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India and Sri Lanka. They are seen mostly in the monsoon season when they may enter homes...
(Stoliczka, 1872) - Uperodon globulosusUperodon globulosusThe Indian Balloon Frog, Uperodon globulosus is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Günther, 1864) - Marbled balloon frog Uperodon systomaUperodon systomaUperodon systoma is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....
(Schneider, 1799) - Melanobatrachus indicusMelanobatrachus indicusMelanobatrachus indicus is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to southern Western Ghats of India. It is currently known from Kalakad, Agasthyamala Hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, and the Indira Gandhi National Park in the Anaimalai Hills....
(Beddome, 1878) - Kaloula baleataKaloula baleataKaloula baleata, Flower Pot Toad or sometimes called a Smooth-Fingered Narrow-Mouthed Frog is a species of narrow-mouthed toad. The Flower Pot Toad can be found in India, Borneo, Indochinese Peninsula, Java, Malay Peninsula and Philippine Islands.-External links:*...
(Müller In Oort and Müller, 1833) - Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra (Gray, 1831)
- Kaloula assamensisKaloula assamensisKaloula assamensis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Assam, India....
(Das, Sengupta, Ahmed, and Dutta, 2005) - Sri Lankan Bullfrog Kaloula taprobanicaKaloula taprobanicaThe Sri Lankan Painted Frog or Sri Lankan Bullfrog Kaloula taprobanica is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Bangladesh, southern and eastern India and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of 1,300 m. It is a common species, which is up to 75 mm long from snout to vent. It was originally described...
(Parker, 1934) - Microhyla berdmoreiMicrohyla berdmoreiMicrohyla berdmorei is a species of Microhylidaen/arrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia.-External links:*...
(Blyth, 1856) - Microhyla chakrapaniiMicrohyla chakrapaniiMicrohyla chakrapanii is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in the Andaman Islands....
(Pillai, 1977) - Microhyla heymonsiMicrohyla heymonsiMicrohyla heymonsi is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia. The dorsal colour is pinkish or greyish above with a black lateral band extending from the snout tip to the groin and entirely covering the sides of the head.-External links:*...
(Vogt, 1911) - Ornate Narrow-Mouthed Toad 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....
(Duméril and Bibron, 1841) - Microhyla pulchraMicrohyla pulchraMicrohyla pulchra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Southeast Asia....
(Hallowell, 1861) - Microhyla rubraMicrohyla rubraMicrohyla rubra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India.-Description:Habit stout. Snout rounded, a little shorter than the diameter of the orbit ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid...
(Jerdon, 1854) - Microhyla sholigariMicrohyla sholigariMicrohyla sholigari is a species of microhylid frog, endemic to southern India.-Description:The frog was described from the Biligirirangan Hills in South India and is named after the Soliga tribal people living in the forests in and around these hills...
(Dutta and Ray, 2000)
Family Nyctibatrachidae
- Nyctibatrachus aliciaeNyctibatrachus aliciaeNyctibatrachus aliciae is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, 1984) - Nyctibatrachus beddomiiNyctibatrachus beddomiiNyctibatrachus beddomii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome , British naturalist and military officer.-Habitat:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Nyctibatrachus deccanensisNyctibatrachus deccanensisNyctibatrachus deccanensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Dubois, 1984) - Nyctibatrachus humayuniNyctibatrachus humayuniNyctibatrachus humayuni is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.-References:...
(Bhaduri and Kripalani, 1955) - Nyctibatrachus hussaini (Krishnamurthy, Reddy, and Gururaja, 2001)
- Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensisNyctibatrachus kempholeyensisNyctibatrachus kempholeyensis or the Kempholey night frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-Taxonomy:...
(Rao, 1937) - Nyctibatrachus majorNyctibatrachus majorNyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. Its English names are Malabar night frog, large wrinkled frog and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog -Geographic range:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Nyctibatrachus minorNyctibatrachus minorNyctibatrachus minor is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.-References:...
(Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, 1984)
- Nyctibatrachus petraeusNyctibatrachus petraeusNyctibatrachus petraeus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-References:* Kunte, K. 2006. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Das and Kunte, 2005) - Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustrisNyctibatrachus sanctipalustrisNyctibatrachus sanctipalustris or the Coorg night frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. The specific name, sanctipalustris, "holy swamp" in Latin, refers to the type locality, "the sacred swamps of the Cauvery [river]...Coorg, India"....
(Rao, 1920) - Nyctibatrachus sylvaticusNyctibatrachus sylvaticusNyctibatrachus sylvaticus or the forest night frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-Taxonomy:...
(Rao, 1937) - Nyctibatrachus vasanthiNyctibatrachus vasanthiNyctibatrachus vasanthi is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.-References:* Biju, S.D., Dutta, S., Inger, R. & Ravichandran, M.S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Ravichandran, 1997) - Nyctibatrachus minimusNyctibatrachus minimusNyctibatrachus minimus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is the smallest known frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus and was recently discovered from Kurichiyarmala in the Western Ghats or Wayanad, Kerala....
Biju et al., 2007. - Nyctibatrachus sholai Radhakrishnan, Dinesh & Ravichandran, 2007.
- Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensisNyctibatrachus dattatreyaensisNyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis is a wrinkled night frog species first described in the Shola forests around the Dattatreya Peeta in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka...
Dinesh K P, Radhakrishnan C & Gopalakrishna Bhatta, 2008
Family Petropedetidae
- Indirana beddomiiIndirana beddomiiBeddome's Leaping Frog is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats. They are usually detected by the long leaps as the flush from the ground when disturbed. The species is named after the naturalist Richard Henry Beddome....
(Günther, 1876) - Indirana brachytarsusIndirana brachytarsusIndirana brachytarsus is a species of frog found in India....
(Günther, 1876) - Indirana diplostictaIndirana diplostictaIndirana diplosticta sometimes called the Spotted Leaping Frog is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India.-External links:*...
(Günther, 1876) - Indirana gundiaIndirana gundiaIndirana gundia is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.Since 2010, it is never been seen and may be extinct....
(Dubois, 1986) - Indirana leithiiIndirana leithiiLeith's Leaping Frog is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups just behind the level of the choanae. A free, pointed papilla on the middle of the tongue...
(Boulenger, 1888) - Indirana leptodactylaIndirana leptodactylaIndirana leptodactyla is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups just behind the level of the choanae. A free, pointed papilla on the middle of the tongue...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Indirana longicrusIndirana longicrusIndirana longicrus is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India.The habitat preferences of this species are not known, although it is possibly a forest species that presumably breeds like other members of the genus, with larvae being found on wet rocks next to streams.Biomes:...
(Rao, 1937) - Indirana phrynodermaIndirana phrynodermaIndirana phrynoderma is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India....
(Boulenger, 1882) - Indirana semipalmataIndirana semipalmataIndirana semipalmata is a species of frog found in South Asian forests.The species breeds during the monsoons and the semi-metamorphosed tadpoles are found in moist leaf litter and are capable of leaping with their hind legs....
(Boulenger, 1882) - Indirana tenuilinguaIndirana tenuilinguaIndirana tenuilingua is a species of frog found in India....
(Rao, 1937)
Family Ranidae
- Amolops chakrataensisAmolops chakrataensisAmolops chakrataensis is a species of frog found in India....
(Ray, 1992) - Amolops formosusAmolops formosusAmolops formosus is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Günther, 1876) - Amolops gerbillusAmolops gerbillusAmolops gerbillus is a species of frog found in Asia. It is native to India, and may be found in Bangladesh, China, Myanmar and Nepal....
(Annandale, 1912) - Amolops himalayanusAmolops himalayanusAmolops himalayanus is a species of frog found in Asia....
(Boulenger, 1888) - Amolops jaunsariAmolops jaunsariAmolops jaunsari is a species of frog found in Chakrata, Uttar Pradesh, India; it has not been seen for more than two decades, and may be extinct....
(Ray, 1992) - Amolops marmoratusAmolops marmoratusAmolops marmoratus is a species of frog found in Asia. It has small open holes on its back, when threatened small drops of poison are secreted from them to ward off predators...
(Blyth, 1855) - Amolops monticolaAmolops monticolaAmolops monticola is a species of frog found in Asia. The species range includes the northeastern parts of India, Nepal and the province of Xizang, China. The primary habitat is temperate forests and wetlands, especially shaded stream rapids, at elevations of 850–2,350m. This frog lays eggs...
(Anderson, 1871) - Amolops viridimaculatusAmolops viridimaculatusAmolops viridimaculatus is a species of frog found in China, Vietnam, India and possibly Myanmar. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss....
(Jiang, 1983) - Bicolored FrogBicolored FrogThe Bicolored Frog is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India. This frog has a very toad like disposition. The tadpoles of the species are black and form dense and compact schools in slow moving streams in forested areas.-Description:The Bicolored Frog's vomerine teeth scarcely...
Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1854) - Huia chloronotaOdorrana chloronotaOdorrana chloronota is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Bangladesh and Nepal....
(Günther, 1876) - Humerana humeralisRana humeralisRana humeralis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, possibly Bhutan, and possibly China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
(Boulenger, 1887) - Fungoid FrogFungoid FrogThe Fungoid Frog is a colourful frog found on the forest floor and lower vegetation in the Western Ghats in south-western India. Although restricted in range, they are of least conservation concern. Their upperparts vary in colour from brownish-red to bright crimson.-Description:Vomerine teeth in...
Hylarana malabarica (Tschudi, 1838)
- Hydrophylax ranicepsHydrophylax ranicepsHydrophylax raniceps is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was long known as Rana chalconota in error; that name refers to a related parapatric species....
(Peters, 1871) - Pterorana khareIndian Flying FrogThe Indian Flying Frog, Pterorana khare, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pterorana. It is endemic to India and already extinct in Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and...
(Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986) - Hylarana tytleri (Theobald, 1868)
- Nasirana alticola (Boulenger, 1882)
- Golden frog Hylarana aurantiaca (Boulenger, 1904)
- Hylarana chitwanensis (Das, 1998)
- Boulenger's Garo Hill Frog Hylarana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920 )
- Hylarana leptoglossaHylarana leptoglossaHylarana leptoglossa, commonly known as the long-tongued frog, is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Thailand. It is also known under the common names of Cope's frog and Cope's Assam frog....
(Cope, 1868) - Hylarana nigrovittataHylarana nigrovittataHylarana nigrovittata is also known as the sapgreen stream frog, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Bangladesh....
(Blyth, 1856) - Bronzed FrogBronzed FrogThe bronzed frog is a species of true frog found in the riparian evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, India and the highlands of Southwestern Sri Lanka. They are found abundantly on or close to the ground near water. Individuals are not shy and react by jumping only when provoked...
Hylarana temporalis (Günther, 1864)
Family Rhacophoridae
- Chiromantis cherrapunjiae = Chirixalus cherrapunjiaeChirixalus cherrapunjiaeChirixalus cherrapunjiae is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India, possibly Bangladesh, and possibly Myanmar....
(Roonwal and Kripalani, 1966) - Chiromantis doriae = Chirixalus doriaeChirixalus doriaeChirixalus doriae is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
(Boulenger, 1893) - Chiromantis dudhwaensis = Chirixalus dudhwaensisChirixalus dudhwaensisChirixalus dudhwaensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India and possibly Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland,...
(Ray, 1992) - Chiromantis shyamrupus = Chirixalus shyamrupusChirixalus shyamrupusChirixalus shyamrupus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India and possibly Myanmar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.It is...
(Chanda and Ghosh, 1989) - Chiromantis simus = Chirixalus simusChirixalus simusChirixalus simus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Bangladesh, India, and possibly Bhutan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.It has been recorded from Rajpur in the...
(Annandale, 1915) - Chiromantis vittatus = Chirixalus vittatusChirixalus vittatusChirixalus vittatus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Bangladesh....
(Boulenger, 1887) - Ghatixalus variabilis (Jerdon, 1853)
- Nyctixalus molochNyctixalus molochNyctixalus moloch is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India, possibly Bhutan, and possibly China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and shrub-dominated...
(Annandale, 1912) - Kurixalus verrucosus = Rhacophorus verrucosusRhacophorus verrucosusRhacophorus verrucosus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly Cambodia, and possibly China....
(Boulenger, 1893) - Aquixalus bisacculus = Rhacophorus bisacculusRhacophorus bisacculusRhacophorus bisacculus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Cambodia, India, Thailand, possibly Laos, and possibly Myanmar....
(Taylor, 1962) - Aquixalus naso = Polypedates nasoPolypedates nasoPolypedates naso is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India and possibly China.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded...
(Annandale, 1912) - Philautus andersoniPhilautus andersoniPhilautus andersoni is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, and possibly Bangladesh. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes....
(Ahl, 1927) - Philautus anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)
- Philatus luteolus (Kuramoto and Joshy, 2003)
- Philatus tuberohumerus (Kuramoto and Joshy, 2003)
- Philautus annandaliiPhilautus annandaliiPhilautus annandalii is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India, Nepal, possibly Bangladesh, possibly Bhutan, possibly China, and possibly Myanmar....
(Boulenger, 1906) - Philautus beddomiiPhilautus beddomiiPhilautus beddomii is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Günther, 1876) - Philautus bobingeriPhilautus bobingeriPhilautus bobingeri is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Biju and Bossuyt, 2005) - Philautus bombayensisPhilautus bombayensisPhilautus bombayensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened...
(Annandale, 1919) - Philautus chalazodesPhilautus chalazodesPhilautus chalazodes is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Günther, 1876) - Philautus chariusPhilautus chariusPhilautus charius is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India and Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Rao, 1937) - Philautus dubiusPhilautus dubiusPhilautus dubius is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.-References:* Dutta, S., Ohler, A. & Sengupta, S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Boulenger, 1882) - Philautus femoralis Round-snout pygmy frog (Günther, 1864)
- Philautus flaviventrisPhilautus flaviventrisPhilautus flaviventris is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Philautus garoPhilautus garoPhilautus garo is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Boulenger, 1919) - Philautus glandulosus (Jerdon, 1854)
- Philautus graminirupesPhilautus graminirupesPhilautus graminirupes is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....
(Biju & Bossuyt, 2005) - Philautus grietPhilautus grietPhilautus griet is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations , and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Bossuyt, 2002) - Philautus jerdoniiPhilautus jerdoniiPhilautus jerdonii is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India and possibly Nepal.-Source:* Ohler, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Günther, 1876) - Philautus kempiaePhilautus kempiaePhilautus kempii is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* Dutta, S., Ohler, A. & Sengupta, S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Boulenger, 1919) - Philautus luteolusPhilautus luteolusPhilautus luteolus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
= Philautus neelanethrus Gururaja et al.', 2007 - Philautus microdiscusPhilautus microdiscusPhilautus microdiscus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Annandale, 1912) - Philautus namdaphaensisPhilautus namdaphaensisPhilautus namdaphaensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in India and possibly Myanmar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
(Sarkar and Sanyal, 1985) - Philautus nasutusPhilautus nasutusPhilautus nasutus was a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It was endemic to India and Sri Lanka.-Source:* Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
Sharp-snout pygmy tree frog - Philautus nerostagonaPhilautus nerostagonaPhilautus nerostagona is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Philautus ochlandraePhilautus ochlandraePhilautus ochlandrae is a species of shrub frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to Western Ghats. This species of the oriental shrub frog is described from Kakkayam Reserve Forest of Calicut district, Kerala state, in the southern Western Ghats...
Gururaja et al., 2007. - Philautus ponmudiPhilautus ponmudiPhilautus ponmudi is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Philautus sanctisilvaticusPhilautus sanctisilvaticusPhilautus sanctisilvaticus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Das and Chanda, 1997) - Philautus shillongensisPhilautus shillongensisPhilautus shillongensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Pillai and Chanda, 1973) - Philautus signatusPhilautus signatusPhilautus signatus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Boulenger, 1882) - Philautus similipalensisPhilautus similipalensisPhilautus similipalensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:* Dutta, S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Dutta, 2003) - Philautus terebransPhilautus terebransPhilautus terebrans is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.-References:* Dutta, S., Vasudevan, K., Vijayakumar, S.P., Srinivasulu, C. & Bhupathy, S. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....
(Das and Chanda, 1998) - Philautus tinniens (Jerdon, 1854)
- Philautus travancoricusPhilautus travancoricusThe Travancore bushfrog is a species of Philautus frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
(Boulenger, 1891) - Philautus tuberohumerusPhilautus tuberohumerusPhilautus tuberohumerus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
- Philautus wynaadensisPhilautus wynaadensisPhilautus wynaadensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations , and heavily degraded former forest.It...
(Jerdon, 1854) - Polypedates gongshanensisPolypedates gongshanensisPolypedates gongshanensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in China, India, and possibly Myanmar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, rural...
- Polypedates insularisPolypedates insularisPolypedates insularis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.- References :...
(Das, 1995) - Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst, 1829)
- Polypedates maculatusPolypedates maculatusThe Common Indian Tree Frog or Chunam Tree Frog is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830....
(Gray, 1833) Chunam Frog - Polypedates megacephalusPolypedates megacephalusPolypedates megacephalus, also known as Hong Kong Whipping Frog, Spot-legged Treefrog, or Brown Tree Frog, is a tree frog which is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution in Asia and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats...
(Hallowell, 1861) - Polypedates pseudocrucigerPolypedates pseudocrucigerPolypedates pseudocruciger is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural...
(Das and Ravichandran, 1998) - Polypedates taeniatusPolypedates taeniatusPolypedates taeniatus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and possibly Bhutan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.It is...
(Boulenger, 1906) - Rhacophorus appendiculatusFrilled Tree FrogThe Frilled Tree Frog, Rough-armed Tree Frog, or Southeast Asian Tree Frog is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family....
(Günther, 1858) - Rhacophorus bipunctatusRhacophorus bipunctatusRhacophorus bipunctatus is a frog species in the moss frog family . It is found from eastern India into Southeast Asia, possibly to southeastern China and south to Malaysia...
(Ahl, 1927) - Rhacophorus calcadensisRhacophorus calcadensisRhacophorus calcadensis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Ahl, 1927) - Rhacophorus lateralisRhacophorus lateralisRhacophorus lateralis is an endangered species of Rhacophorid tree frog endemic to the Western Ghats in South India. Its natural habitats is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes and plantations...
(Boulenger, 1883) - Rhacophorus malabaricusRhacophorus malabaricusThe Malabar Flying Frog is a moss frog species found in the Western Ghats of India.-Behavior:The term "flying frog" refers to its ability to break their fall by stretching the webbing between their toes when making leaps down from the treetops...
(Jerdon, 1870)Malabar Flying Frog
- Rhacophorus maximusRhacophorus maximusRhacophorus maximus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, possibly Bhutan, and possibly Laos....
(Günther, 1858) - Rhacophorus namdaphaensisRhacophorus rhodopusRhacophorus rhodopus is a disputed species of frog in the moss frog family . It occurs in southeastern Asia, from India to southern China, and south to Malaysia. Previously unknown from Laos, it has now been found in Phongsali Province and at Luang Prabang.-Description:R...
(Sarkar and Sanyal, 1985) - Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricusRhacophorus pseudomalabaricusRhacophorus pseudomalabaricus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is endemic to India. It is a type of or the Parachuting frog which can descend aerially, but at angles sharper than 45 degrees....
(Vasudevan and Dutta, 2000) - Rhacophorus tuberculatusRhacophorus tuberculatusRhacophorus tuberculatus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in China, India, possibly Myanmar, and possibly Nepal....
(Anderson, 1871) - Rhacophorus variabilis (Jerdon, 1854)
- Rhacophorus htunwiniRhacophorus bipunctatusRhacophorus bipunctatus is a frog species in the moss frog family . It is found from eastern India into Southeast Asia, possibly to southeastern China and south to Malaysia...
(Wilkinson, Thin, Lwin, and Shein, 2005) - Rhacophorus translineatusRhacophorus translineatusRhacophorus translineatus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.It is found in China and India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes.-Source:...
(Wu In Sichuan Institute of Biology Herpetology Department, 1977) - Rhacophorus kio (Ohler and Delorme, 2006)
- Theloderma asperumTheloderma asperumThe Theloderma asperum is a frog in the genus Theloderma. It is also known as the Pied Warty Frog, the Bird Poop Frog, or the Hill Garden Bug-eyed Frog. It is the smallest frog of the genus, reaching no more than 3 centimeters long. The main color of the frog is red-brown. The sides of the frog...
(Boulenger, 1886)
Family Sooglossidae
- Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)Purple FrogNasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Common names for this species are Purple Frog, Indian Purple Frog, Pignose Frog or Doughnut Frog. It was discovered by S.D. Biju and F...
(Biju and Bossuyt, 2003)
Family Caeciliidae
- Gegeneophis carnosusGegeneophis carnosusGegeneophis carnosus is a rather small species of caecilian with flesh coloured body. The body ends in a blunt shield. Eyes not visible externally. The tentacular aperture is below and behind the nostril, which are placed close to the tip of the snout so that they are not quite visible from top...
(Beddome, 1870) - Amboli caecilian Gegeneophis danieliGegeneophis danieliGegeneophis danieli, also known as the Amboli caecilian or Daniel's Caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It was discovered from near Amboli in Western Ghats of Maharashtra.-References:...
(Giri, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2003) - Gegeneophis nadkarniiGegeneophis nadkarniiGegeneophis nadkarnii is a species of caecilian found in India. It is described on the basis of specimens collected from Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa, India. It is differentiated from all Gegeneophis except Gegeneophis danieli, in having many secondary annuli that begin on the anterior of the body...
(Gopalakrishna Bhatta and P. Prashanth, 2004) - Gegeneophis madhavaiGegeneophis madhavaiGegeneophis madhavai is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Gopalakrishna Bhatta and R. Srinivasa, 2004) - Gegeneophis fulleriGegeneophis fulleriGegeneophis fulleri is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Alcock, 1904) - Gegeneophis krishniGegeneophis krishniGegeneophis krishni is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999) - Forest Caecilian Gegeneophis ramaswamiiGegeneophis ramaswamiiGegeneophis ramaswamii Taylor, 1964A greyish and rather large species of caecilian with tentacles placed just behind and below the level of nostrils. The eyes are not visible. This is probably the most abundant species of caecilian within its range. Found in southern Kerala, it was found to occur...
(Taylor, 1964) - Gegeneophis seshachariGegeneophis seshachariGegeneophis seshachari is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Ravichandran, Gower, and Wilkinson, 2003) - Indotyphlus battersbyiIndotyphlus battersbyiBattersby's caecilian is a slender species of caecilian with a flesh coloured body, making it look very much like a large earth worm. Eyes are concealed under the skin and are feebly visible. It is also known as the tailless caecilian as the body ends in a blunt shield...
(Taylor, 1960) - Maharashtra caecilian Indotyphlus maharashtraensisIndotyphlus maharashtraensisIndotyphlus maharashtraensis is a species caecilians that was described in 2004 by scientists of Bombay Natural History Society and the Natural History Museum, London. It is only the second species of Indotyphlus known to science and was discovered from Koyna, Satara district, Maharashtra...
(Giri, Wilkinson, and Gower, 2003)
Family Ichthyophiidae
- Ichthyophis beddomeiIchthyophis beddomeiIchthyophis beddomei, sometimes called Beddome's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. There is a yellow lateral stripe from head to tail tip. Upper lip and lower jaw also yellow in colour. The stripe...
(Peters, 1880) - Ichthyophis bombayensisIchthyophis bombayensisIchthyophis bombayensis, sometimes called the Bombay caecilian, is a type of caecilian found in India.This is a rather large species found in Northern Western Ghats. The eyes are distinct and surrounded by a light ring. The tentacle is placed closer to the lip and the eye...
(Taylor, 1960) - Ichthyophis garoensisIchthyophis garoensisIchthyophis garoensis is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999) - Ichthyophis humphreyiIchthyophis humphreyiIchthyophis humphreyi is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Taylor, 1973) - Ichthyophis husainiIchthyophis husainiIchthyophis husaini is a species of caecilian found in India.-References:*...
(Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999) - Ichthyophis longicephalusIchthyophis longicephalusIchthyophis longicephalus is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. The body is dark violet-brown, and lighter ventrally. A yellow lateral stripe starting at the neck and reaching the tip of the tail. Small yellow patches are also found on the sides of the neck. There is a mid ventral...
(Pillai, 1986) - Ichthyophis malabarensisIchthyophis malabarensisIchthyophis malabarensis is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Taylor, 1960) - Ichthyophis peninsularisIchthyophis peninsularisIchthyophis peninsularis is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Taylor, 1960) - Ichthyophis sikkimensisIchthyophis sikkimensisIchthyophis sikkimensis is a species of caecilian found in India, Nepal and possibly Bhutan....
(Taylor, 1960) - Ichthyophis subterrestrisIchthyophis subterrestrisIchthyophis subterrestris is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Taylor, 1960) - Ichthyophis tricolorIchthyophis tricolorIchthyophis tricolor Annandale, 1909Body violet-brown, with a yellow lateral stripe from lips to tip of tail, slightly wider and unbroken at neck.A broad white ventral stripe present. Snout slightly projecting. Eyes are distinct and the tentacles are placed closer to the eye at the edge of upper...
(Annandale, 1909) - Uraeotyphlus interruptusUraeotyphlus interruptusUraeotyphlus interruptus is a species of caecilian found in India....
(Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999) - Uraeotyphlus malabaricusUraeotyphlus malabaricusThe Uraeotyphlus malabaricus or Malabar caecilian is a caecilian with a short and stout body that is violet coloured dorsally and lighter ventrally. The eyes are distinct and surrounded by a light ring. The tentacle is placed ventrally, close to the lip. Light coloured areas are present around the...
(Beddome, 1870) - Uraeotyphlus menoniUraeotyphlus menoniUraeotyphlus menoni is a species of caecilian found in the Western Ghats of India.-Description:It is a greyish species with a white belly that is blotched with grey. The head is light violet in colour with light mottling and the distinct eyes are surrounded by a light ring. The tip of snout and...
(Annandale, 1913) - Uraeotyphlus narayaniUraeotyphlus narayaniUraeotyphlus narayani is a species of caecilian endemic to the Western Ghats of India.-Description:This species is grey with a pale flesh coloured belly. A median greenish line runs between the chin and tail. Eyes are distinct with a white patch around it. Nostril are placed dorsally on the snout...
(Seshachar, 1939) - Uraeotyphlus oxyurusUraeotyphlus oxyurusUraeotyphlus oxyurus is a species of caecilian endemic to the Western Ghats of India.-Description:This species has a thick body and a narrow head and short tail. Its body is dark brown in colour with a whitish tail tip. The chin and throat are light brown. Its eyes are distinct and surrounded by a...
(Duméril and Bibron, 1841)