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