List of amphibians of Kerala
This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India.
Order: Anura (Frogs)
Family: Bufonidae (True toads)
Genus: Duttaphrynus
Duttaphrynus beddomii (Beddome's toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Common Asian toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Duttaphrynus microtympanum (Southern hill toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Duttaphrynus parietalis (Indian toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Mating
Duttaphrynus scaber (Ferguson's toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Calling
Genus: Ghatophryne
Ghatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad)
- Dorsal view
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Genus: Pedostibes
Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Calling
- Calling
Family: Dicroglossidae (Fork-tongued frogs)
Genus: Euphlyctis
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Skittering frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Euphlyctis hexadactylus (Green pond frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Genus: Hoplobatrachus
Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Genus: Minervarya
Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Genus: Zakerana
Zakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)
- Lateral view
Family: Micrixalidae (Dancing frogs)
Genus: Micrixalus
Micrixalus adonis
- Lateral view
Micrixalus elegans (Elegant dancing frog)
- Lateral view
Micrixalus fuscus (Dusky torrent frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)
- lateral view
Micrixalus nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)
- Lateral view
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Micrixalus phyllophilus (Pink-thighed torrent frog)
- Lateral view
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Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)
- Lateral view
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)
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Microhyla sholigari (Sholigari Microhylid frog)
- Dorsal view
- Front view
Genus: Uperodon
Uperodon anamalaiensis (Anamalai dot/balloon frog)
- Lateral view
Uperodon globulosus (Indian balloon frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Front view
Uperodon montanus (Jerdon's balloon frog)
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Uperodon systoma (Marbled balloon frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Front view
Uperodon taprobanica (Painted frog)
- Lateral view
Uperodon triangularis (Malabar frog)
- Illustration
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Uperodon variegata (Variegated frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Family: Nasikabatrachidae (Purple frogs)
Genus: Nasikabatrachus
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Purple frog)
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- Lateral view
- Front view
- Mating
Family: Nyctibatrachidae (Night frogs)
Genus: Nyctibatrachus
Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Alicia's night frog)
- Lateral view
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)
- Lateral view
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Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Ventral view
Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Kempholey night frog)
- Lateral view
- Tadpole
Nyctibatrachus major (Malabar night frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
Nyctibatrachus minimus (Miniature night frog)
- Lateral view
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Family: Ranidae (True frogs)
Genus: Clinotarsus
Clinotarsus curtipes (Bicolored frog)
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- Lateral view
- Front view
Genus: Hydrophylax
Hydrophylax malabaricus (Fungoid frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
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Genus: Indosylvirana
Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Mating
Indosylvirana magna (Large golden backed frog)
- Lateral view
Indosylvirana sreeni (Sreeni's golden backed frog)
- Lateral view
Indosylvirana urbis (Urban golden backed frog)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Family: Ranixalidae (Leaping frogs)
Genus: Indirana
Indirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog)
- Illustration
- Dorsal view
Indirana diplosticta (Spotted leaping frog)
- Illustration
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
Indirana phrynoderma (Toad skinned leaping frog)
- Lateral view
Indirana semipalmata (Toad skinned leaping frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
- Tadpole
Family: Rhacophoridae (Tree frogs)
Genus: Beddomixalus
Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)
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Genus: Ghatixalus
Ghatixalus asterops (Ghat tree frog)
- Lateral view
Ghatixalus variabilis (Green tree frog)
- Lateral view
Genus: Mercurana
Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Genus: Polypedates
Polypedates maculatus (Indian tree frog)
- Illustration
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
Polypedates occidentalis (Western/Charpa tree frog)
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Polypedates pseudocruciger (False hour-glass tree frog)
- Dorsal view
- Front view
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Pseudophilautus kani (Kani bush frog)
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- Lateral view
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Calling
Genus: Raorchestes
Raorchestes akroparallagi (Variable bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Calling
Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Calling
- Mating
Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's bush frog)
- Illustration
- Calling
Raorchestes bobingeri (Bob Inger's bush frog)
- Front view
Raorchestes chalazodes (Chalazodes bubble-nest frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Front view
Raorchestes charius (Seshachar's bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes chlorosomma (Green-eyed bush frog)
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Raorchestes chotta (Small bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Confusing green bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes crustai (Bark bush frog)
- Lateral view
- Female
- Calling
- Mating
Raorchestes dubois (Kodaikanal bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Lateral view
Raorchestes flaviventris (Yellow-bellied bush frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
Raorchestes glandulosus (Glandular bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes graminirupes (Ponmudi bush frog)
- Calling
Raorchestes jayarami (Jayaram's bush frog)
- Calling
Raorchestes johnceei (Johnceei's bush frog)
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Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)
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- lateral view
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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- Lateral view
Raorchestes ochlandrae (Ochlandrae reed bush frog)
- Lateral view
- Front view
Raorchestes ponmudi (Large Ponmudi bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
- Calling
Raorchestes ravii (Ravi's bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes resplendens (Resplendent shrub frog)
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- Lateral view
- Front view
Raorchestes signatus (Star-eyed bush frog)
- Illustration
- Lateral view
- Front view
- Ventral view
Raorchestes sushili (Sushil's bush frog)
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Raorchestes tinniens (Nilgiri bush frog)
- Illustration
- Dorsal view
Raorchestes travancoricus (Travancore bush frog)
- Lateral view
Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kudremukh bush frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
Raorchestes uthamani (Uthaman's reed bush frog)
- Lateral view
Genus: Rhacophorus
Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
Rhacophorus lateralis (Small tree frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view (male)
- Lateral view (female)
- Front view
Rhacophorus malabaricus (Malabar gliding frog)
- Dorsal view
- Ventral view
- Lateral view
- Calling
- Front view
- Mating
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (False Malabar gliding frog)
- Dorsal view
- Lateral view
- Front view
Order: Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)
Genus: Ichthyophis
Ichthyophis beddomei (Yellow-striped caecilian)
Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)
- Head
Ichthyophis longicephalus (Long-headed caecilian)
Genus: Uraeotyphlus
Uraeotyphlus interruptus (Kerala caecilian)
Uraeotyphlus menoni (Menon's caecilian)
Uraeotyphlus narayani (Narayan's caecilian)
Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (Red caecilian)
Family: Indotyphlidae (Common caecilians)
Genus: Gegeneophis
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
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