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)
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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)

Genus: Ghatophryne

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

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

Genus: Euphlyctis

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (skittering frog)
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Euphlyctis hexadactylus (green pond frog)
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Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)
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Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog)
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Genus: Minervarya

Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)
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Genus: Sphaerotheca

Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)
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Genus: Zakerana

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

Genus: Micrixalus

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Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog)
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Micrixalus frigidus (cold stream dancing frog)
Micrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog)
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Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)
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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)
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Micrixalus silvaticus (forest torrent frog)
Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)
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Family: Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)

Melanobatrachus indicus (black microhylid frog)
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Genus: Microhyla

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

Mysticellus franki (Franky's narrow-mouthed frog)

Genus: Uperodon

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)

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Family: Nyctibatrachidae (Night frogs)

Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis (spinular night frog)
Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog)
Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Anamallai night frog)
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)
Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus indraneili (Indraneil's night frog)
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)
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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Genus: Hydrophylax

Hydrophylax malabaricus (fungoid frog)
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Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)
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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)
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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)

Genus: Indirana

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

Genus: Beddomixalus

Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)
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Genus: Ghatixalus

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

Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog)
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Genus: Polypedates

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

Raorchestes agasthyaensis (Agasthiamalai bush frog)
Raorchestes akroparallagi (variable bush frog)
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Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)
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Raorchestes archeos (archaic bush frog)
Raorchestes aureus (golden-eyed bush frog)
Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's bush frog)
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Raorchestes blandus (pleasant bush frog)
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)
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)
Raorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog)
Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)
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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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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)
Raorchestes tinniens (Nilgiri 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

Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog)
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Rhacophorus lateralis (small tree 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)

Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)

Genus: Ichthyophis

Ichthyophis beddomei (yellow-striped caecilian)
Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)
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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
  • Global Amphibian Assessment
  • AmphibiaWeb
  • Amphibians of the Western Ghats

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Order: Anura (Frogs)
Family: Bufonidae (True toads)
Family: Dicroglossidae (Fork-tongued frogs)
Family: Micrixalidae (Dancing frogs)
Family: Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)
Family: Nasikabatrachidae (Purple frogs)
Family: Nyctibatrachidae (Night frogs)
Family: Ranidae (True frogs)
Family: Ranixalidae (Leaping frogs)
Family: Rhacophoridae (Tree frogs)
Order: Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)
Family: Indotyphlidae (Common caecilians)
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