Guyana
Checklist of Endemic Amphibian Species
This list of amphibian species found exclusively in Guyana is based on the taxonomy used in Frost (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Frost, D.R. (2004) Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. 3.0 (22 August 2004). American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here
Centrolene papillahallicum (Anura - Centrolenidae)
Hyalinobatrachium ignioculus (Anura - Centrolenidae)
Hyla grandisonae (Anura - Hylidae) Mazaruni Treefrog
Hyla helenae (Anura - Hylidae) Helena's Treefrog
Hyla kanaima (Anura - Hylidae) Kanaima Treefrog
Hyla roraima (Anura - Hylidae) Hoogmoed's Treefrog
Hyla warreni (Anura - Hylidae) Warren's Treefrog
Osteocephalus exophthalmus (Anura - Hylidae) Big-eyed Bonehead Treefrog
Stefania ackawaio (Anura - Hylidae) Ackawaio Stefania Treefrog
Stefania ayangannae (Anura - Hylidae) Ayanganna Stefania Treefrog
Stefania coxi (Anura - Hylidae) Cox's Stefania Treefrog
Stefania evansi (Anura - Hylidae) Groete Creek Treefrog
Stefania roraimae (Anura - Hylidae) Roraima Treefrog
Stefania woodleyi (Anura - Hylidae) Woodley's Treefrog
Tepuihyla talbergae (Anura - Hylidae)
Adenomera lutzi (Anura - Leptodactylidae) Lutz's Tropical Bullfrog
Caecilia pressula (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Marudi Mountains Caecilian
Additional endemic amphibian species that were described too recently to be included in Frost (2004) are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the Amphibian Species of the World database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 17 endemic amphibian species listed above, these additional 11 species total 28 species of amphibians known solely from Guyana.
Allobates spumaponens (Anura - Aromobatidae) 2007
Anomaloglossus beebei (Anura - Aromobatidae) Golden Rocket Frog 1923
Anomaloglossus kaiei (Anura - Aromobatidae) 2006
Oreophrynella dendronastes (Anura - Bufonidae) 2007
Dendrobates nubeculosus (Anura - Dendrobatidae) Rockstone Poison Frog 2004
Adelophryne patamona (Anura - Eleutherodactylidae) 2008
Hypsiboas liliae (Anura - Hylidae) 2006
Osteocephalus phasmatus (Anura - Hylidae) 2005
Pristimantis dendrobatoides (Anura - Strabomantidae) 2007
Pristimantis jester (Anura - Strabomantidae) Mount Wokomung Robber Frog 2007
Pristimantis saltissimus (Anura - Strabomantidae) Leaping Snub-nosed Robber Frog 2007