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List of amphibians of Kerala

This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India.

Order: Anura (Frogs) edit

Family: Bufonidae (True toads) edit

Genus: Duttaphrynus edit

Duttaphrynus beddomii (Beddome's toad) edit
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus (common Asian toad) edit
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Duttaphrynus microtympanum (southern hill toad) edit
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Duttaphrynus parietalis (Indian toad) edit
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Duttaphrynus scaber (Ferguson's toad) edit
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Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis (Silent Valley toad) edit

Genus: Ghatophryne edit

Ghatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad) edit
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Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad) edit
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Genus: Pedostibes edit

Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad) edit
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Family: Dicroglossidae (Fork-tongued frogs) edit

Genus: Euphlyctis edit

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (skittering frog) edit
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Euphlyctis hexadactylus (green pond frog) edit
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Genus: Hoplobatrachus edit

Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog) edit
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Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog) edit
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Genus: Minervarya edit

Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog) edit
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Genus: Sphaerotheca edit

Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog) edit
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Genus: Zakerana edit

Zakerana brevipalmata (short-webbed frog) edit
Zakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog) edit
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Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog) edit
Zakerana parambikulamana (Parambikulam wart frog) edit
Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog) edit
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Family: Micrixalidae (Dancing frogs) edit

Genus: Micrixalus edit

Micrixalus adonis edit
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Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog) edit
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Micrixalus frigidus (cold stream dancing frog) edit
Micrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog) edit
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Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog) edit
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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) edit
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Micrixalus nigraventris (black-bellied torrent frog) edit
Micrixalus nudis (naked torrent frog) edit
Micrixalus phyllophilus (pink-thighed torrent frog) edit
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Micrixalus sairandhri (Sairandhri torrent frog) edit
Micrixalus sali (Sali's torrent frog) edit
Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog) edit
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Micrixalus silvaticus (forest torrent frog) edit
Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog) edit
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Family: Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs) edit

Genus: Melanobatrachus edit

Melanobatrachus indicus (black microhylid frog) edit
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Genus: Microhyla edit

Microhyla ornata (ornate narrow-mouthed frog) edit
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Microhyla rubra (reddish narrow-mouthed frog) edit
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Microhyla sholigari (Sholigari Microhylid frog) edit
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Genus: Mysticellus edit

Mysticellus franki (Franky's narrow-mouthed frog) edit

Genus: Uperodon edit

Uperodon anamalaiensis (Anamalai dot/balloon frog) edit
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Uperodon globulosus (Indian balloon frog) edit
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Uperodon montanus (Jerdon's balloon frog) edit
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Uperodon systoma (marbled balloon frog) edit
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Uperodon taprobanica (painted frog) edit
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Uperodon triangularis (Malabar frog) edit
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Uperodon variegata (Variegated frog) edit
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Family: Nasikabatrachidae (Purple frogs) edit

Genus: Nasikabatrachus edit

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (purple frog) edit
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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) edit
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Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog) edit
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Nyctibatrachus deveni (Deven's night frog) edit
Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog) edit
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Nyctibatrachus indraneili (Indraneil's night frog) edit
Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Kempholey night frog) edit
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Nyctibatrachus major (Malabar night frog) edit
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Nyctibatrachus minimus (miniature night frog) edit
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Nyctibatrachus minor (Kerala night frog) edit
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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

Family: Ranidae (True frogs) edit

Genus: Clinotarsus edit

Clinotarsus curtipes (bicolored frog) edit
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Genus: Hydrophylax edit

Hydrophylax malabaricus (fungoid frog) edit
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Genus: Indosylvirana edit

Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog) edit
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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) edit
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Indosylvirana sreeni (Sreeni's golden backed frog) edit
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Indosylvirana urbis (urban golden backed frog) edit
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Family: Ranixalidae (Leaping frogs) edit

Genus: Indirana edit

Indirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog) edit
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Indirana brachytarsus (Anamallai's leaping frog) edit
Indirana diplosticta (spotted leaping frog) edit
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Indirana leptodactyla (Boulenger's leaping frog) edit
Indirana phrynoderma (toad skinned leaping frog) edit
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Indirana semipalmata (toad skinned leaping frog) edit
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Family: Rhacophoridae (Tree frogs) edit

Genus: Beddomixalus edit

Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog) edit
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Genus: Ghatixalus edit

Ghatixalus asterops (Ghat tree frog) edit
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Ghatixalus variabilis (green tree frog) edit
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Genus: Mercurana edit

Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog) edit
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Genus: Polypedates edit

Polypedates maculatus (Indian tree frog) edit
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Polypedates occidentalis (western/charpa tree frog) edit
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Polypedates pseudocruciger (false hour-glass tree frog) edit
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Genus: Pseudophilautus edit

Pseudophilautus kani (kani bush frog) edit
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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog) edit
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Genus: Raorchestes edit

Raorchestes agasthyaensis (Agasthiamalai bush frog) edit
Raorchestes akroparallagi (variable bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes archeos (archaic bush frog) edit
Raorchestes aureus (golden-eyed bush frog) edit
Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes blandus (pleasant bush frog) edit
Raorchestes bobingeri (Bob Inger's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog) edit
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Raorchestes charius (Seshachar's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes chlorosomma (green-eyed bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes chotta (small bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes chromasynchysi (confusing green bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes crustai (bark bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes dubois (Kodaikanal bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes flaviventris (yellow-bellied bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes glandulosus (glandular bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes graminirupes (Ponmudi bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes griet (Griet bush frog) edit
Raorchestes jayarami (Jayaram's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes johnceei (Johnceei's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes kadalarensis (Kadalar bush frog) edit
Raorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog) edit
Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes leucolatus (white patch bush frog) edit
Raorchestes manohari (beautiful reed bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes marki (Mark's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes munnarensis (Munnar bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes nerostagona (Kalpetta yellow bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes ochlandrae (ochlandrae reed bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes ponmudi (large Ponmudi bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes ravii (Ravi's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes resplendens (resplendent shrub frog) edit
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Raorchestes signatus (star-eyed bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes sushili (Sushil's bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes theuerkaufi (Theuerkauf's bush frog) edit
Raorchestes tinniens (Nilgiri bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes travancoricus (Travancore bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kudremukh bush frog) edit
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Raorchestes uthamani (Uthaman's reed bush frog) edit
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Genus: Rhacophorus edit

Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog) edit
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Rhacophorus lateralis (small tree frog) edit
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Rhacophorus malabaricus (Malabar gliding frog) edit
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Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (false Malabar gliding frog) edit
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Order: Gymnophiona (Caecilians) edit

Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians) edit

Genus: Ichthyophis edit

Ichthyophis beddomei (yellow-striped caecilian) edit
Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian) edit
Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Kodagu striped caecilian) edit
Ichthyophis longicephalus (long-headed caecilian) edit
Ichthyophis tricolor (three-colored caecilian) edit

Genus: Uraeotyphlus edit

Uraeotyphlus interruptus (Chengalam caecilian) edit
Uraeotyphlus malabaricus (Malabar tailed caecilian) edit
Uraeotyphlus menoni (Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian) edit
Uraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian) edit
Uraeotyphlus oommeni (Bonnacord caecilian) edit
Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (red caecilian) edit

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

External links edit

  Media related to Amphibians of Kerala at Wikimedia Commons

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