List of amphibians of Kerala
This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India.
Genus: Duttaphrynus
[edit]Duttaphrynus beddomii (Beddome's toad)
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus (common Asian toad)
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Duttaphrynus microtympanum (southern hill toad)
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Duttaphrynus parietalis (Indian toad)
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Duttaphrynus scaber (Ferguson's toad)
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Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis (Silent Valley toad)
[edit]Genus: Ghatophryne
[edit]Ghatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad)
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Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad)
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Genus: Pedostibes
[edit]Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad)
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Family: Dicroglossidae (fork-tongued frogs)
[edit]Genus: Euphlyctis
[edit]Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (skittering frog)
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Euphlyctis hexadactylus (green pond frog)
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Genus: Hoplobatrachus
[edit]Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)
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Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog)
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Genus: Minervarya
[edit]Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)
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Genus: Sphaerotheca
[edit]Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)
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Zakerana brevipalmata (short-webbed frog)
[edit]Zakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog)
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Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog)
[edit]Zakerana parambikulamana (Parambikulam wart frog)
[edit]Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)
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Family: Micrixalidae (dancing frogs)
[edit]Genus: Micrixalus
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Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog)
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Micrixalus frigidus (cold stream dancing frog)
[edit]Micrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog)
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Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)
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Micrixalus herrei (Kallar torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus kurichiyari (Kurichiyar torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus mallani (Mallan's torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)
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Micrixalus nigraventris (black-bellied torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus nudis (naked torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus phyllophilus (pink-thighed torrent frog)
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Micrixalus sairandhri (Sairandhri torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus sali (Sali's torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)
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Micrixalus silvaticus (forest torrent frog)
[edit]Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)
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Family: Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)
[edit]Genus: Melanobatrachus
[edit]Melanobatrachus indicus (black microhylid frog)
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Microhyla ornata (ornate narrow-mouthed frog)
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Microhyla rubra (reddish narrow-mouthed frog)
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Microhyla sholigari (Sholigari Microhylid frog)
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Genus: Mysticellus
[edit]Mysticellus franki (Franky's narrow-mouthed frog)
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Uperodon anamalaiensis (Anamalai dot/balloon frog)
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Uperodon globulosus (Indian balloon frog)
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Uperodon montanus (Jerdon's balloon frog)
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Uperodon systoma (marbled balloon frog)
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Uperodon taprobanica (painted frog)
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Uperodon triangularis (Malabar frog)
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Uperodon variegata (variegated frog)
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Family: Nasikabatrachidae (purple frogs)
[edit]Genus: Nasikabatrachus
[edit]Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (purple frog)
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Family: Nyctibatrachidae (night frogs)
[edit]Genus: Nyctibatrachus
[edit]Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis (spinular night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Anamallai night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus deveni (Deven's night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus indraneili (Indraneil's night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Kempholey night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus major (Malabar night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus minimus (miniature night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus minor (Kerala night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus periyar (Periyar night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus pillaii (Pillai's night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus poocha (meowing night frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus vasanthi (Kalakad wrinkled frog)
[edit]Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni (VUB night frog)
[edit]Genus: Clinotarsus
[edit]Clinotarsus curtipes (bicolored frog)
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Genus: Hydrophylax
[edit]Hydrophylax malabaricus (fungoid frog)
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Genus: Indosylvirana
[edit]Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana doni (Don's golden backed frog)
[edit]Indosylvirana flavescens (yellowish golden backed frog)
[edit]Indosylvirana indica (Indian golden backed frog)
[edit]Indosylvirana intermedius (Rao's golden backed frog)
[edit]Indosylvirana magna (large golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana sreeni (Sreeni's golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana urbis (urban golden backed frog)
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Family: Ranixalidae (leaping frogs)
[edit]Indirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog)
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Indirana brachytarsus (Anamallai's leaping frog)
[edit]Indirana diplosticta (spotted leaping frog)
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Indirana leptodactyla (Boulenger's leaping frog)
[edit]Indirana phrynoderma (toad skinned leaping frog)
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Indirana semipalmata (toad skinned leaping frog)
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Family: Rhacophoridae (tree frogs)
[edit]Genus: Beddomixalus
[edit]Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)
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Genus: Ghatixalus
[edit]Ghatixalus magnus (large-sized Ghat tree frog)
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Ghatixalus asterops (Ghat tree frog)
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Ghatixalus variabilis (green tree frog)
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Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog)
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Genus: Polypedates
[edit]Polypedates maculatus (Indian tree frog)
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Polypedates occidentalis (western/charpa tree frog)
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Polypedates pseudocruciger (false hour-glass tree frog)
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Genus: Pseudophilautus
[edit]Pseudophilautus kani (kani bush frog)
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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog)
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Genus: Raorchestes
[edit]Raorchestes agasthyaensis (Agasthiamalai bush frog)
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Raorchestes akroparallagi (variable bush frog)
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Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)
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Raorchestes archeos (archaic bush frog)
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Raorchestes aureus (golden-eyed bush frog)
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Raorchestes blandus (pleasant bush frog)
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Raorchestes bobingeri (Bob Inger's bush frog)
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Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog)
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Raorchestes charius (Seshachar's bush frog)
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Raorchestes chlorosomma (green-eyed bush frog)
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Raorchestes chotta (small bush frog)
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Raorchestes chromasynchysi (confusing green bush frog)
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Raorchestes crustai (bark bush frog)
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Raorchestes dubois (Kodaikanal bush frog)
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Raorchestes flaviventris (yellow-bellied bush frog)
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Raorchestes glandulosus (glandular bush frog)
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Raorchestes graminirupes (Ponmudi bush frog)
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Raorchestes griet (Griet bush frog)
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Raorchestes jayarami (Jayaram's bush frog)
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Raorchestes johnceei (Johnceei's bush frog)
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Raorchestes kadalarensis (Kadalar bush frog)
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Raorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog)
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Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)
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Raorchestes leucolatus (white patch bush frog)
[edit]Raorchestes manohari (beautiful reed bush frog)
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Raorchestes marki (Mark's bush frog)
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Raorchestes munnarensis (Munnar bush frog)
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Raorchestes nerostagona (Kalpetta yellow bush frog)
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Raorchestes ochlandrae (ochlandrae reed bush frog)
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Raorchestes ponmudi (large Ponmudi bush frog)
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Raorchestes ravii (Ravi's bush frog)
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Raorchestes resplendens (resplendent shrub frog)
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Raorchestes signatus (star-eyed bush frog)
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Raorchestes sushili (Sushil's bush frog)
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Raorchestes theuerkaufi (Theuerkauf's bush frog)
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Raorchestes travancoricus (Travancore bush frog)
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Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kudremukh bush frog)
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Raorchestes uthamani (Uthaman's reed bush frog)
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Genus: Rhacophorus
[edit]Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog)
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Rhacophorus malabaricus (Malabar gliding frog)
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Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (false Malabar gliding frog)
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Order: Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
[edit]Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)
[edit]Genus: Ichthyophis
[edit]Ichthyophis beddomei (yellow-striped caecilian)
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Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)
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Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Kodagu striped caecilian)
[edit]Ichthyophis longicephalus (long-headed caecilian)
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Ichthyophis tricolor (three-colored caecilian)
[edit]Genus: Uraeotyphlus
[edit]Uraeotyphlus interruptus (Chengalam caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus malabaricus (Malabar tailed caecilian)
[edit]Uraeotyphlus menoni (Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus oommeni (Bonnacord caecilian)
[edit]Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (red caecilian)
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Family: Indotyphlidae (common caecilians)
[edit]Genus: Gegeneophis
[edit]Gegeneophis carnosus (Peria Peak caecilian)
[edit]Gegeneophis primus (Malabar cardomom caecilian)
[edit]Gegeneophis ramaswamii (forest caecilian)
[edit]Gegeneophis tejaswini (Tejaswini caecilian)
[edit]References
[edit]- A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India by Sandeep Das
- A survey of the Amphibian Fauna of Kerala- Distribution and Status, Zoos’ Print Journal 20(1) 1723–1735 by M.I. Andrews, Sanil George and Jaimon Joseph (2005)
- Common Amphibians of Kerala: Frogs and Toads – PS Sivaprasad
External links
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Media related to Amphibians of Kerala at Wikimedia Commons
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