This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India.
Genus: Duttaphrynus
editDuttaphrynus 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)
editGenus: Ghatophryne
editGhatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad)
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Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad)
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Genus: Pedostibes
editPedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad)
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Family: Dicroglossidae (fork-tongued frogs)
editGenus: Euphlyctis
editEuphlyctis cyanophlyctis (skittering frog)
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Euphlyctis hexadactylus (green pond frog)
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Genus: Hoplobatrachus
editHoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)
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Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog)
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Genus: Minervarya
editMinervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)
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Genus: Sphaerotheca
editSphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)
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Zakerana brevipalmata (short-webbed frog)
editZakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog)
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Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog)
editZakerana parambikulamana (Parambikulam wart frog)
editZakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)
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Family: Micrixalidae (dancing frogs)
editGenus: Micrixalus
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Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog)
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Micrixalus frigidus (cold stream dancing frog)
editMicrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog)
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Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)
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Micrixalus herrei (Kallar torrent frog)
editMicrixalus kurichiyari (Kurichiyar torrent frog)
editMicrixalus mallani (Mallan's torrent frog)
editMicrixalus nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)
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Micrixalus nigraventris (black-bellied torrent frog)
editMicrixalus nudis (naked torrent frog)
editMicrixalus phyllophilus (pink-thighed torrent frog)
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Micrixalus sairandhri (Sairandhri torrent frog)
editMicrixalus sali (Sali's torrent frog)
editMicrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)
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Micrixalus silvaticus (forest torrent frog)
editMicrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)
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Family: Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)
editGenus: Melanobatrachus
editMelanobatrachus 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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Genus: Mysticellus
editMysticellus franki (Franky's narrow-mouthed frog)
editUperodon 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)
editGenus: Nasikabatrachus
editNasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (purple frog)
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Family: Nyctibatrachidae (night frogs)
editGenus: Nyctibatrachus
editNyctibatrachus acanthodermis (spinular night frog)
editNyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog)
editNyctibatrachus anamallaiensis (Anamallai night frog)
editNyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus deveni (Deven's night frog)
editNyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)
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Nyctibatrachus indraneili (Indraneil's night frog)
editNyctibatrachus 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)
editNyctibatrachus pillaii (Pillai's night frog)
editNyctibatrachus poocha (meowing night frog)
editNyctibatrachus vasanthi (Kalakad wrinkled frog)
editNyctibatrachus vrijeuni (VUB night frog)
editGenus: Clinotarsus
editClinotarsus curtipes (bicolored frog)
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Genus: Hydrophylax
editHydrophylax malabaricus (fungoid frog)
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Genus: Indosylvirana
editIndosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)
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Indosylvirana doni (Don's golden backed frog)
editIndosylvirana flavescens (yellowish golden backed frog)
editIndosylvirana indica (Indian golden backed frog)
editIndosylvirana intermedius (Rao's golden backed frog)
editIndosylvirana 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)
editIndirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog)
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Indirana brachytarsus (Anamallai's leaping frog)
editIndirana diplosticta (spotted leaping frog)
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Indirana leptodactyla (Boulenger's leaping frog)
editIndirana phrynoderma (toad skinned leaping frog)
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Indirana semipalmata (toad skinned leaping frog)
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Family: Rhacophoridae (tree frogs)
editGenus: Beddomixalus
editBeddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)
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Genus: Ghatixalus
editGhatixalus 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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Genus: Polypedates
editPolypedates 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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Genus: Pseudophilautus
editPseudophilautus kani (kani bush frog)
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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog)
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Genus: Raorchestes
editRaorchestes 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)
editRaorchestes 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)
editRaorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog)
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Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)
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Raorchestes leucolatus (white patch bush frog)
editRaorchestes 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)
editRaorchestes 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
editRhacophorus 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)
editFamily: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)
editGenus: Ichthyophis
editIchthyophis beddomei (yellow-striped caecilian)
editIchthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)
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Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Kodagu striped caecilian)
editIchthyophis longicephalus (long-headed caecilian)
editIchthyophis tricolor (three-colored caecilian)
editGenus: Uraeotyphlus
editUraeotyphlus interruptus (Chengalam caecilian)
editUraeotyphlus malabaricus (Malabar tailed caecilian)
editUraeotyphlus menoni (Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian)
editUraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian)
editUraeotyphlus oommeni (Bonnacord caecilian)
editUraeotyphlus oxyurus (red caecilian)
editFamily: Indotyphlidae (common caecilians)
editGenus: Gegeneophis
editGegeneophis carnosus (Peria Peak caecilian)
editGegeneophis primus (Malabar cardomom caecilian)
editGegeneophis ramaswamii (forest caecilian)
editGegeneophis tejaswini (Tejaswini caecilian)
editReferences
edit- 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
editMedia related to Amphibians of Kerala at Wikimedia Commons