India
Checklist of Endemic Amphibian Species
This list of amphibian species found exclusively in India 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
x = extinct
Ansonia glandulosa (Anura - Bufonidae)
Ansonia ornata (Anura - Bufonidae) Black Torrent Toad
Ansonia rubigina (Anura - Bufonidae) Silent Valley Torrent Toad
Bufo beddomii (Anura - Bufonidae) Beddome's Toad
Bufo brevirostris (Anura - Bufonidae) Short-nosed Toad
Bufo hololius (Anura - Bufonidae) Malabar Toad
Bufo koynayensis (Anura - Bufonidae) Koyna Toad
Bufo microtympanum (Anura - Bufonidae) Small-eared Toad
Bufo parietalis (Anura - Bufonidae) Ridged Toad
Bufo silentvalleyensis (Anura - Bufonidae) Silent Valley Toad
Bufoides meghalayanus (Anura - Bufonidae) Khasi Hills Toad
Pedostibes kempi (Anura - Bufonidae) Kemp's Asian Tree Toad
Pedostibes tuberculosus (Anura - Bufonidae) Warty Asian Tree Toad
Kalophrynus orangensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Orang Sticky Frog
Melanobatrachus indicus (Anura - Microhylidae) Black Narrow-mouthed Frog
Microhyla chakrapanii (Anura - Microhylidae) Chakrapani's Narrow-mouthed Frog
Microhyla sholigari (Anura - Microhylidae) Karnataka Rice Frog
Ramanella anamalaiensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Anamalai Dot Frog
Ramanella minor (Anura - Microhylidae) Hassan Dot Frog
Ramanella montana (Anura - Microhylidae) Mountain Dot Frog
Ramanella mormorata (Anura - Microhylidae) Marbled Dot Frog
Ramanella triangularis (Anura - Microhylidae) Malabar Dot Frog
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Anura - Nasikabatrachidae) Purple Frog
Amolops chakrataensis (Anura - Ranidae) Dehradun Stream Frog
Amolops jaunsari (Anura - Ranidae) Jaunsar Stream Frog
Euphlyctis ghoshi (Anura - Ranidae) Ghosh's Frog
Fejervarya andamanensis (Anura - Ranidae) Chestnut-brown Frog
Fejervarya assimilis (Anura - Ranidae) Calcutta Wart Frog
Fejervarya brevipalmata (Anura - Ranidae) Short-webbed Frog
Fejervarya murthii (Anura - Ranidae) Murthy's Frog
Fejervarya mysorensis (Anura - Ranidae) Mysore Wart Frog
Fejervarya nilagirica (Anura - Ranidae) Nilgiri Frog
Fejervarya orissaensis (Anura - Ranidae) Orissa Frog
Fejervarya parambikulamana (Anura - Ranidae) Parambikulam Frog
Fejervarya rufescens (Anura - Ranidae) Rufescent Burrowing Frog
Fejervarya sauriceps (Anura - Ranidae) Lizard-headed Frog
Indirana beddomii (Anura - Ranidae) Beddome's Leaping Frog
Indirana brachytarsus (Anura - Ranidae) Short-legged Leaping Frog
Indirana diplosticta (Anura - Ranidae) Spotted Leaping Frog
Indirana gundia (Anura - Ranidae) Gundia Indian Frog
Indirana leithii (Anura - Ranidae) Leith's Leaping Frog
Indirana leptodactyla (Anura - Ranidae) Long-toed Leaping Frog
Indirana longicrus (Anura - Ranidae) Rao's Leaping Frog
Indirana phrynoderma (Anura - Ranidae) Kerala Indian Frog
Indirana semipalmata (Anura - Ranidae) Brown Leaping Frog
Indirana tenuilingua (Anura - Ranidae) Slender-tongued Leaping Frog
Limnonectes khasianus (Anura - Ranidae) Khasi Hills Frog
Limnonectes mawlyndipi (Anura - Ranidae) Mawlindip Frog
Micrixalus elegans (Anura - Ranidae) Crimson Bush Frog
Micrixalus fuscus (Anura - Ranidae) Dusky Torrent Frog
Micrixalus gadgili (Anura - Ranidae) Gadgil's Torrent Frog
Micrixalus kottigeharensis (Anura - Ranidae) Kottigehar Bush Frog
Micrixalus narainensis (Anura - Ranidae) Naraina's Bush Frog
Micrixalus nudis (Anura - Ranidae) Naked Torrent Frog
Micrixalus phyllophilus (Anura - Ranidae) Pink-thighed Torrent Frog
Micrixalus saxicola (Anura - Ranidae) Malabar Tropical Frog
Micrixalus silvaticus (Anura - Ranidae) Forest Torrent Frog
Micrixalus swamianus (Anura - Ranidae) Ramaswami's Bush Frog
Micrixalus thampii (Anura - Ranidae) Thampi's Torrent Frog
Minervarya sahyadris (Anura - Ranidae)
Nyctibatrachus aliciae (Anura - Ranidae) Alicia's Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Anura - Ranidae) Beddome's Dwarf Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Anura - Ranidae) Deccan Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus humanyuni (Anura - Ranidae) Humayun's Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus hussaini (Anura - Ranidae)
Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Anura - Ranidae) Kempholey Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus major (Anura - Ranidae) Large Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus minor (Anura - Ranidae) Small Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris (Anura - Ranidae) Sacred Swamp Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus (Anura - Ranidae) Forest Wrinkled Frog
Nyctibatrachus vasanthi (Anura - Ranidae) Kalakad Wrinkled Frog
Paa mokokchungensis (Anura - Ranidae) Mokokchung Paa Frog
Pterorana kharae (Anura - Ranidae) Indian Flying Frog
Rana charlesdarwini (Anura - Ranidae) Charles Darwin's Frog
Rana curtipes (Anura - Ranidae) Bicolored Frog
Rana danieli (Anura - Ranidae)
Rana garoensis (Anura - Ranidae) Garo Hills Frog
Rana malabarica (Anura - Ranidae) Fungoid Frog
Sphaerotheca dobsonii (Anura - Ranidae) Dobson's Burrowing Frog
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Anura - Ranidae) Rao's Burrowing Frog
Chirixalus cherrapunjiae (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Cherrapunji Bush Frog
Chirixalus dudhwaensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Dudhwa Tree Frog
Chirixalus shyamrupus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Shyamrup's Bush Frog
Philautus beddomii (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Beddome's Bush Frog
Philautus bombayensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Konkan Bush Frog
Philautus chalazodes (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Günther's Bush Frog
Philautus charius (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Chari's Bush Frog
Philautus dubius (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Boulenger's Tree Frog
Philautus flaviventris (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Yellow-bellied Bush Frog
Philautus garo (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Garo Hills Bush Frog
Philautus glandulosus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Rough-skinned Bush Frog
Philautus griet (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Munnar Bush Frog
Philautus jerdonii (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Günther's Micro Tree Frog
Philautus kempiae (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kemp's Bush Frog
Philautus luteolus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kirundadu Bush Frog
Philautus microdiscus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kobo Bush Frog
Philautus namdaphaensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Namdapha Bush Frog
Philautus sanctisilvaticus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Sacred Grove Bush Frog
Philautus shillongensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Shillong Bush Frog
Philautus signatus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Cross-backed Bush Frog
Philautus similipalensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Similipal Bush Frog
Philautus terebrans (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Boring Bush Frog
Philautus tinniens (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Nilgiri Bush Frog
Philautus travancoricus x (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Travancore Bush Frog
Philautus tuberohumerus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kudremukh Bush Frog
Philautus wynaadensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Plain-colored Bush Frog
Polypedates insularis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Nicobarese Tree Frog
Polypedates pseudocruciger (Anura - Rhacophoridae) False Hour-glass Tree Frog
Rhacophorus calcadensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kalakkad Tree Frog
Rhacophorus lateralis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Small Gliding Frog
Rhacophorus malabaricus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Malabar Gliding Frog
Rhacophorus namdaphaensis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Namdapha Flying Frog
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Anaimalai Flying Frog
Rhacophorus variabilis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Spotted Green Tree Frog
Gegeneophis carnosus (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Pink Blind Caecilian
Gegeneophis danieli (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Amboli Caecilian
Gegeneophis fulleri (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Fuller's Caecilian
Gegeneophis krishni (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Krishna Caecilian
Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Ramaswami's Caecilian
Gegeneophis seshachari (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Seshachar's Caecilian
Indotyphlus battersbyi (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Khandala Caecilian
Ichthyophis beddomei (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Yellow-striped Caecilian
Ichthyophis bombayensis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Maharashtra Caecilian
Ichthyophis garoensis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Garo Hills Caecilian
Ichthyophis husaini (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Husain's Caecilian
Ichthyophis longicephalus (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Long-headed Caecilian
Ichthyophis malabarensis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Malabar Caecilian
Ichthyophis peninsularis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Short-headed Caecilian
Ichthyophis subterrestris (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Lavender-colored Caecilian
Ichthyophis tricolor (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Three-colored Caecilian
Uraeothyphlus interruptus (Gymnophiona - Uraeotyphlidae) Chengalam Caecilian
Uraeothyphlus malabaricus (Gymnophiona - Uraeotyphlidae) White-lipped Caecilian
Uraeothyphlus menoni (Gymnophiona - Uraeotyphlidae) Menon's Caecilian
Uraeothyphlus narayani (Gymnophiona - Uraeotyphlidae) Narayan's Caecilian
Uraeothyphlus oxyurus (Gymnophiona - Uraeotyphlidae) Dark-brown Caecilian
Additional endemic amphibian species that were recognized as distinct species too recently to be included in Frost (2004) are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the IUCN Red List (here) and the current version of the Amphibian Species of the World database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 135 endemic amphibian species listed above, these additional 40 species total 175 species of amphibians known solely from India.
Fejervarya caperata (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Wrinkled Cricket Frog 2007
Fejervarya granosa (Anura - Dicroglossidae) 2007
Fejervarya keralensis (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Kerala Warty Frog 1980
Fejervarya kudremukhensis (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Kundremukh Cricket Frog 2007
Fejervarya mudduraja (Anura - Dicroglossidae) 2007
Fejervarya nicobariensis (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Nicobar Frog 1870
Limnonectes mawphlangensis (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Mawphlang Frog 1977
Xenophrys serchhipii (Anura - Megophryidae) Serchhip Horned Frog 2007
Xenophrys zunhebotoensis (Anura - Megophryidae) Zunheboto Horned Frog 2007
Kaloula assamensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Assam Painted Frog 2005
Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis (Anura - Nyctibatrachidae) Dattatreya Wrinkled Frog 2008
Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis (Anura - Nyctibatrachidae) Giant Wrinkled Frog 2007
Nyctibatrachus minimus (Anura - Nyctibatrachidae) Tiny Night Frog 2007
Nyctibatrachus petraeus (Anura - Nyctibatrachidae) Castlerock Night Frog 2005
Nyctibatrachus sholai (Anura - Nyctibatrachidae) Shola Wrinkled Frog 2007
Amolops assamensis (Anura - Ranidae) Assamese Cascade Frog 2008
Amolops gerbillus (Anura - Ranidae) Gerbil Stream Frog 1912
Ghatixalus asterops (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2008
Philautus anili (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Anil's Bush Frog 2006
Philautus bobingeri (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2005
Philautus dubois (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2006
Philautus graminirupes (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2005
Philautus kempii (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kemp's Shrub Frog 1912
Philautus neelanethrus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Blue-eyed Shrub Frog 2007
Philautus nerostagona (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Waterdrop Shrub Frog 2005
Philautus ochlandrae (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Ochlandra Reed Shrub Frog 2007
Philautus ponmudi (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Ponmudi Shrub Frog 2005
Philautus sahai (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2006
Polypedates occidentalis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 2006
Rhacophorus suffry (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Suffry Flying Frog 2007
Theloderma moloch (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Eerie Tree Frog 1912
Theloderma nagalandense (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Nagaland Bug-eyed Frog 2006
Gegeneophis goaensis (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Goa Caecilian 2007
Gegeneophis madhavai (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Madhavas' Caecilian 2004
Gegeneophis mhadeiensis (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Mahadayi Caecilian 2007
Gegeneophis nadkarnii (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Nadkarni's Caecilian 2004
Indotyphlus maharashtraensis (Gymnophiona - Caeciliidae) Maharashtra Caecilian 2004
Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Kodagu Striped Ichthyophis 2007
Uraeotyphlus gansi (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Gans' Caecilian 2008
Uraeotyphlus oommeni (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Oommen's Caecilian 2007