List of amphibians of Kerala

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

Order: Anura (frogs)

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Family: Bufonidae (true toads)

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Duttaphrynus scaber (Ferguson's toad)
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Ghatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad)
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Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad)
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Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad)
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Family: Dicroglossidae (fork-tongued frogs)

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Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)
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Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)
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Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)
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Zakerana brevipalmata (short-webbed frog)
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Zakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog)
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Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog)
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Zakerana parambikulamana (Parambikulam wart frog)
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Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)
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Family: Micrixalidae (dancing frogs)

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Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog)
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Micrixalus frigidus (cold stream dancing frog)
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Micrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog)
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Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)
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Micrixalus herrei (Kallar torrent frog)
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Micrixalus kurichiyari (Kurichiyar torrent frog)
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Micrixalus mallani (Mallan's torrent frog)
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Micrixalus nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)
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Micrixalus nigraventris (black-bellied torrent frog)
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Micrixalus nudis (naked torrent frog)
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Micrixalus phyllophilus (pink-thighed torrent frog)
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Micrixalus sairandhri (Sairandhri torrent frog)
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Micrixalus sali (Sali's torrent frog)
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Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)
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Micrixalus silvaticus (forest torrent frog)
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Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)
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Family: Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)

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Melanobatrachus indicus (black microhylid frog)
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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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Mysticellus franki (Franky's narrow-mouthed frog)
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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 variegata (variegated frog)
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Family: Nasikabatrachidae (purple frogs)

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Family: Nyctibatrachidae (night frogs)

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Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus deveni (Deven's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus indraneili (Indraneil's 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)
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Nyctibatrachus pillaii (Pillai's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus poocha (meowing night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus vasanthi (Kalakad wrinkled frog)
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Family: Ranidae (True frogs)

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Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana doni (Don's golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana flavescens (yellowish golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana indica (Indian golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana intermedius (Rao's golden backed frog)
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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)

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

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Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)
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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)
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Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog)
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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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Raorchestes agasthyaensis (Agasthiamalai bush frog)
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Raorchestes akroparallagi (variable bush frog)
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Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)
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Raorchestes archeos (archaic bush frog)
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Raorchestes aureus (golden-eyed bush frog)
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Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's bush frog)
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Raorchestes blandus (pleasant bush frog)
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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)
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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)
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Raorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog)
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Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)
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Raorchestes leucolatus (white patch bush frog)
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Raorchestes manohari (beautiful reed bush frog)
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Raorchestes marki (Mark's 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)
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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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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)

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Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)

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Ichthyophis beddomei (yellow-striped caecilian)
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Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Kodagu striped caecilian)
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Ichthyophis longicephalus (long-headed caecilian)
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Ichthyophis tricolor (three-colored caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus interruptus (Chengalam caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus malabaricus (Malabar tailed caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus menoni (Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian)
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Uraeotyphlus oommeni (Bonnacord caecilian)
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Family: Indotyphlidae (common caecilians)

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Gegeneophis carnosus (Peria Peak caecilian)
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Gegeneophis primus (Malabar cardomom caecilian)
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Gegeneophis ramaswamii (forest caecilian)
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Gegeneophis tejaswini (Tejaswini caecilian)
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References

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