Draft:List of Indian state amphibians

  • Comment: The given source does not list amphibians as part of the state symbols. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including amphibians listed below.

States

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List of Indian state amphibians
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Kalinga cricket-frog Minervarya kalinga  
Arunachal Pradesh Patkai Green-tree frog Gracixalus patkaiensis  
Assam Assam torrent frog Amolops assamensis  
Bihar Asian Black-spectacled toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus  
Chhattisgarh Asian-Banded bullfrog Kaloula pulchra  
Goa Gomantak White-lipped Cricket-frog Minervarya gomantaki   Least Concern
Gujarat Indian-Globular frog Uperodon globulosus   Least Concern
Haryana Mahabharat-Torrent frog Amolops mahabharatensis  
Himachal Pradesh Himalayan toad Bufo himalayanus   Least Concern
Jharkhand Indian tree frog Polypedates maculatus  
Karnataka Malabar tree toad Pedostibes tuberculosus  
Kerala Indian purple frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis  
Madhya Pradesh Marbled balloon frog Uperodon systoma  
Maharashtra Maharashtra bush frog Raorchestes bombayensis   Vulnerable
Manipur Manipur frog Euphlycitis ghoshii   Endangered
Meghalaya Khasi Hill caecilian Ichthyophis meghalayensis  
Mizoram Indian tree frog Polypedates maculatus  
Nagaland Himalayan Newt Tylototriton verrucosus  
Odisha Orissa frog Fejervarya orissaensis  
Punjab Punjab toad Duttaphrynus stomaticus   Least Concern
Rajasthan Indian burrowing frog Sphaerotheca breviceps  
Sikkim Himalayan Newt Tylototriton verrucosus  
Tamil Nadu South Indian bullfrog Hoplobatrachus crassus  
Telangana Deccan toad Duttaphrynus peninsularis  
Tripura Sapgreen stream leaping-frog Sylvirana nigrovittata  
Uttar Pradesh Indian burrowing frog Sphaerotheca breviceps  
Uttarakhand Himalayan Newt Tylototriton verrucosus  
West Bengal Brown-blotched Bengal tree frog Polypedates bengalensis  

Union territories

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List of Indian state amphibians (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Chestnut-brown frog Minervarya andamanensis   Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi Indian-skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis  
Lakshadweep Indian burrowing frog Sphaerotheca breviceps  
Puducherry Variegated globular frog Uperodon variegatus   Least Concern

References

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  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.