Amphibians of Kerala

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Amphibia Linnaeus, 1758

This is a gallery list of amphibian species found in 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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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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Genus: Hoplobatrachus

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 keralensis (Kerala warty frog)

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Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)

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Family: Micrixalidae (Dancing frogs)

Genus: Micrixalus

Micrixalus adonis

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Micrixalus elegans (Elegant 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 nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)

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Micrixalus phyllophilus (Pink-thighed torrent frog)

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Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)

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Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)

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Family: Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)

Genus: Melanobatrachus

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: 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)

Genus: Nasikabatrachus

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Purple frog)

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Family: Nyctibatrachidae (Night frogs)

Genus: Nyctibatrachus

Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)

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Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog)

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Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)

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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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Family: Ranidae (True frogs)

Genus: Clinotarsus

Clinotarsus curtipes (Bicolored frog)

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Genus: Hydrophylax

Hydrophylax malabaricus (Fungoid frog)

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Genus: Indosylvirana

Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger'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)

Genus: Indirana

Indirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog)

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Indirana diplosticta (Spotted 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)

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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Genus: Pseudophilautus

Pseudophilautus kani (Kani bush frog)

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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog)

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Genus: Raorchestes

Raorchestes akroparallagi (Variable bush frog)

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Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)

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Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's 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 jayarami (Jayaram's bush frog)

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Raorchestes johnceei (Johnceei's bush frog)

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Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi 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 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 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)

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Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)

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Ichthyophis longicephalus (Long-headed caecilian)

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Genus: Uraeotyphlus

Uraeotyphlus interruptus (Kerala caecilian)

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Uraeotyphlus menoni (Menon's caecilian)

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Uraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian)

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Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (Red caecilian)

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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

External links

• Global Amphibian Assessment archive copy at the Wayback Machine
• AmphibiaWeb
• Amphibians of the Western Ghats