The following is a list of amphibians of Northeast India. The presence of amphibian species in each of the seven Northeastern states is indicated by green checkmarks. Species endemic to Northeast India are labeled as endemic. The list is based on Sen (2004), with additional records from Nagaland included from Ao, et al. (2003).
Due to its humid climate, Meghalaya has the most amphibian species diversity.
List
edit| Scientific name | Citation | Family | Meghalaya | Assam | Arunachal Pradesh | Manipur | Nagaland | Mizoram | Tripura | Status | Endemism |
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| Pleurodeles verrucosus | (Anderson, 1871) | Salamandridae |  |
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Endangered | |||||
| Ichthyophis garoensis | Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 | Ichthyophiidae | |
Not evaluated | Endemic | ||||||
| Ichthyophis glutinosus | (Linnaeus, 1754) | Ichthyophiidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Ichthyophis husaini | Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999 | Ichthyophiidae | |
Not evaluated | Endemic | ||||||
| Gegeniophis fulleri | (Alcock, 1904) | Caeciliidae | |
Vulnerable | Endemic | ||||||
| Leptobrachium hasseltii | Tschudii, 1838 | Megophryidae | |
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Endangered | ||||||
| Leptolalax lateralis | (Anderson, 1871) | Megophryidae | |
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Data deficient | ||||||
| Megophrys monticola | Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 | Megophryidae | |
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Endangered | |||||
| Megophrys parva | (Boulenger, 1893) | Megophryidae | |
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Near threatened | |||||
| Xenophrys glandulosa | (Boulenger, 1890) | Megophryidae | |
Least concern | |||||||
| Xenophrys major | (Boulenger, 1908) | Megophryidae | |
Least concern | |||||||
| Xenophrys wuliangshanensis | Ye & Fei, 1995 | Megophryidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Megophrys serchhipii | Mathew & Sen, 2007 | Megophryidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Megophrys zunhebotoensis | Mathew & Sen, 2007 | Megophryidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Scutiger sikimmensis | (Blyth, 1854) | Megophryidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||||
| Duttaphrynus himalayanus | Gunther, 1864 | Bufonidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||
| Duttaphrynus melanostictus | Schneider, 1799 | Bufonidae | |
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Vulnerable | |
| Bufo stomaticus | Lutken, 1862 | Bufonidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Bufo stuarti | Smith, 1929 | Bufonidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Bufoides meghalayanus | (Yazdani & Chanda, 1971) | Bufonidae | |
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Critically endangered | Endemic | ||||
| Pedostibes kempi | (Boulenger, 1919) | Bufonidae | |
Critically endangered | Endemic | ||||||
| Hyla annectans | (Jerdon, 1870) | Hylidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||
| Kaloula taprobanica | (Parker, 1934) | Microhylidae | |
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Not evaluated | |||||
| Kalophrynus orangensis | Dutta, Ahmed & Das, 2000 | Microhylidae | |
Not evaluated | Endemic | ||||||
| Microhyla berdmorei | (Blyth, 1856) | Microhylidae | |
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Near threatened | |||
| Microhyla ornata | (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841) | Microhylidae | |
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Least concern | |
| Microhyla rubra | (Jerdon, 1853) | Microhylidae | |
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Near threatened | |||||
| Uperodon globulosus | (Gunther, 1864) | Microhylidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||||
| Chirixalus doriae | Boulenger, 1893 | Rhacophoridae | |
Endangered | |||||||
| Chirixalus simus | Annandale, 1915 | Rhacophoridae | |
Endangered | Endemic | ||||||
| Chirixalus vittatus | (Boulenger, 1887) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Endangered | |||||
| Nyctixalus moloch | (Annandale, 1912) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Endangered | ||||||
| Theloderma andersoni | (Ahl, 1927) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Endangered | |||
| Philautus annandalii | (Boulenger, 1906) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Near threatened | |||||
| Chiromantis cherrapunjiae | Roonwal & Kripalani, 1961 | Rhacophoridae | |
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Endangered | Endemic | ||||
| Philautus garo | (Boulenger, 1919) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Critically endangered | Endemic | ||||
| Philautus kempiae | (Boulenger, 1919) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Critically endangered | Endemic | |||||
| Philautus namdaphaensis | Sarkar & Sanyal, 1985 | Rhacophoridae | |
Vulnerable | Endemic | ||||||
| Philautus kempii | (Annandale, 1912) | Rhacophoridae | |
Endangered | |||||||
| Philautus shillongensis | Pillai & Chanda, 1973 | Rhacophoridae | |
Critically endangered | Endemic | ||||||
| Chiromantis shyamrupus | Chanda & Ghosh, 1989 | Rhacophoridae | |
Vulnerable | Endemic | ||||||
| Polypedates leucomystax | (Gravenhorst, 1829) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Least concern | |
| Polypedates maculatus | (Gray, 1834) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Endangered | ||||||
| Polypedates megacephalus | Hallowell, 1861 | Rhacophoridae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Polypedates teraiensis | (Dubois, 1987) | Rhacophoridae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Rhacophorus appendiculatus | (Gunther, 1859) | Rhacophoridae | |
Data deficient | |||||||
| Rhacophorus bipunctatus | Ahi, 1927 | Rhacophoridae | |
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Near threatened | ||
| Rhacophorus bisacculus | Taylor, 1962 | Rhacophoridae | |
Endangered | |||||||
| Rhacophorus gongshanensis | (Yang & Su, 1984) | Rhacophoridae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Frankixalus jerdonii | (Gunther, 1875) | Rhacophoridae | |
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- | Vulnerable | |||||
| Rhacophorus maximus | Gunther, 1858 | Rhacophoridae | |
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Near threatened | ||
| Rhacophorus namdaphaensis | Sarkar & Sanyal, 1985 | Rhacophoridae | |
Vulnerable | Endemic | ||||||
| Rhacophorus naso | Annandale, 1912 | Rhacophoridae | |
Data deficient | Endemic | ||||||
| Rhacophorus nigropalmatus | Boulenger, 1895 | Rhacophoridae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||||
| Rhacophorus reinwardtii | (Kuhi & van Hasselt, 1822) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Near threatened | ||||||
| Rhacophorus tuberculatus | (Anderson, 1871) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Near threatened | |||||
| Theloderma asperum | (Boulenger) | Rhacophoridae | |
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Data deficient | |||||
| Chaparana sikimensis | (Jerdon, 1870) | Dicroglossidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis | (Schneider, 1799) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Near threatened | |
| Euphlyctis ghosi | (Chanda, 1990) | Dicroglossidae | |
Endangered | Endemic | ||||||
| Euphlyctis hexadactylus | (Lesson, 1984) | Dicroglossidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Fejervarya teraiensis | (Dubois, 1975) | Dicroglossidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Fejervarya nepalensis | (Dubois, 1834) | Dicroglossidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Hoplobatrachus crassus | (Jerdon, 1853) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||
| Hoplobatrachus tigerinus | (Daudin, 1802) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Vulnerable | |
| Limnonectes khasiensis | (Anderson, 1871) | Dicroglossidae | |
Data deficient | Endemic | ||||||
| Limnonectes kuhlii | (Tschudi, 1838) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||||
| Limnonectes laticeps | (Boulenger, 1882) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Not evaluated | |||||
| Limnonectes limnocharis | (Gravenhorst, 1829) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Vulnerable | |
| Limnonectes mawlyndipi | (Chanda, 1990) | Dicroglossidae | |
Critically endangered | |||||||
| Limnonectes mawphlangensis | (Pillai & Chanda, 1977) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Critically endangered | |||||
| Nanorana annandalii | (Boulenger, 1920) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||||
| Nanorana blanfordii | (Boulenger, 1882) | Dicroglossidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Nanorana liebigii | (Gunther, 1860) | Dicroglossidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Nanorana mokokchungensis | Das & Chanda, 2000 | Dicroglossidae | |
Not evaluated | Endemic | ||||||
| Occidozyga borealis | (Annandale, 1912) | Dicroglossidae | |
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Endangered | Endemic | |||||
| Amolops afghanus | (Gunther, 1858) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |
| Amolops formosus | (Annandale, 1875) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |||||
| Amolops gerbillus | (Annandale, 1912) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |||
| Amolops marmoratus | (Annandale, 1912) | Ranidae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||||
| Amolops viridimaculatus | (Jiang, 1983) | Ranidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Clinotarsus alticola | Boulenger, 1882 | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |||
| Ombrana sikimensis | Sclater, 1892 | Ranidae | |
Near threatened | |||||||
| Hylarana danieli | Pillai & Chanda, 1977 | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |||
| Hylarana erythraea | (Schlegel, 1837) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | |||
| Hylarana garoensis | Boulenger, 1920 | Ranidae | |
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Endangered | Endemic | ||
| Zakerana keralensis | Dubois, 1980 | Ranidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Pterorana khare | (Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986) | Ranidae | |
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Endangered | Endemic | ||||
| Hylarana leptoglossa | (Cope, 1868) | Ranidae | |
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Endangered | ||||||
| Odorrana livida | (Blyth, 1855) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||
| Hylarana malabarica | Tschudi, 1838 | Ranidae | |
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Not evaluated | ||||||
| Hylarana nicobariensis | (Stoliczkae, 1870) | Ranidae | |
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Near threatened | ||||||
| Hylarana nigrovittata | (Blyth, 1855) | Ranidae | |
Endangered | |||||||
| Hylarana taipehensis | Van Denburgh, 1909 | Ranidae | |
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Not evaluated | |||||
| Hylarana tytleri | (Theobald, 1868) | Ranidae | |
Not evaluated | |||||||
| Humerana humeralis | Boulenger, 1887 | Ranidae | |
Not evaluated |
Names in local languages
editBelow are some frog names in the Miju language of Arunachal Pradesh.[1]
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinus: hāŋgrān
- Hylarana taipehensis: phòlōlōnt
- Megophrys parva: tāʔòŋ
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus: càŋ khàŋ ə̄pay
- Bufo stomaticus: hāŋŋūm
References
edit- ^ Blench, Roger. 2017. A dictionary of Kman [=Miju], a language of Arunachal Pradesh. m.s.
- Ao, J.M., Bordoloi, S. and Ohler, A. 2003. Amphibian fauna of Nagaland with nineteen new records from the State including five new records for India. ZOO’s Print Journal 18(6): 1117-1125.
- Sen, Nibedita (2004). Further notes on statewise distribution of the amphibian fauna of North East India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India: 102 (Part 3-4): 105-112, 2004.