List of amphibians of Singapore
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There are about 30 species of amphibians in Singapore. Amphibians are aquatic vertebrates. They need water to survive. They include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians. But Singapore does not have newts and salamanders.[1]
The most common amphibians one is likely to encounter are the Asian Toad and Banded Bullfrog. Some species are common in forested areas, like the Black-eyed Litter Frog
List of amphibians
Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Family Ichthyophiidae (Asian Caecilians)
- Yellow-banded Caecilian (Ichthyophis paucisulcus) - Rare - Forests
- Singapore Black Caecilian (Ichthyophis singaporensis) - Status uncertain[2]
Order Anura (Frogs and Toads)
Family Bufonidae (Toads)
- Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) - Common - Urban Areas
- Four-ridged Toad (Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus) - Uncommon - Forests
- Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet (Pelophryne signata) - Rare - Forests
Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)
- Black-eyed Litter Frog (Leptobrachium nigrops) - Common - Forests
- Malayan Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) - Rare - Bukit Timah
Family Dicroglossidae (Fanged Frogs)
- Crab-eating Frog (Fejervarya cancrivorus) - Common - Mangrove, Coast
- Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) - Common - Ponds
- Malayan Giant Frog (Limnonectes blythii) - Uncommon - Forests
- Malesian Frog (Limnonectes malesianus) - Uncommon - Forests
- Masked Swamp Frog (Limnonectes paramacrodon) - Uncommon - Swamp
- Rhinoceros Frog (Limnonectes plicatellus) - Rare - Forests
- Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog (Occidozyga sumatrana) - Uncommon - Forests
Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
- Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog (Hylarana baramica) - Uncommon - Forests
- Common Greenback (Hylarana erythraea) - Common - Ponds
- Günther's Frog (Sylvirana guentheri) - Introduced - Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Sungei Buloh, Yishun, Singapore Botanic Gardens[3]
- Masked Rough-sided Frog (Hylarana laterimaculata) - Uncommon - Forests
- Copper-cheeked Frog (Hylarana raniceps) - Uncommon - Forests
- American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) - Introduced
Family Rhacophoridae (Gliding Frogs)
- Spotted Tree Frog (Nyctixalus pictus) - Rare - Bukit Timah
- Common Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax) - Common - Urban Areas
- Blue-legged Tree Frog (Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus) - Rare
- Thorny Tree Frog (Theloderma horridum) - Rare
Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- Lim's Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus limbooliati) - Rare - Forests[4]
- Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) - Introduced - Common - Urban Areas
- Painted Chorus Frog (Microhyla butleri) - Uncommon - Forests
- Dark-sided Chorus Frog (Microhyla heymonsi) - Common - Urban Areas
- East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog (Microhyla fissipes) - Introduced - Pulau Tekong, Western Catchment[5]
- Manthey's Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla mantheyi) - Rare
See also
References
- ^ "List of amphibian species present in Singapore". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Ichthyophis singaporensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Günther's frog at Singapore Botanic Gardens" (PDF). Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
- ^ "Kalophrynus limbooliati". NParks Flora & Fauna Web. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "First record of East Asian ornate chorus frog on Singapore Island" (PDF).
External links
- http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/discovery/Amphibian.htm
- http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians.htm
- http://anura-in-singapore.blogspot.com/
- Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia
