Indonesia
Checklist of Endemic Amphibian Species
This list of amphibian species found exclusively in Indonesia 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
Barbourula kalimantanensis (Anura - Bombinatoridae) Bornean Flat-headed Frog
Bufo biporcatus (Anura - Bufonidae) Double-crested Toad
Bufo celebensis (Anura - Bufonidae) Sulawesi Toad
Bufo claviger (Anura - Bufonidae) Benkulen Toad
Bufo sumatranus (Anura - Bufonidae) Sumatra Toad
Bufo valhallae (Anura - Bufonidae) Pulo Weh Toad
Leptophryne cruentata (Anura - Bufonidae) Bleeding Toad
Litoria brongersmai (Anura - Hylidae) Brongersma's Treefrog
Litoria capitula (Anura - Hylidae) Samlakki Treefrog
Litoria chloronata (Anura - Hylidae) Arfak Mountain Treefrog
Litoria elkae (Anura - Hylidae)
Litoria macki (Anura - Hylidae)
Litoria mystax (Anura - Hylidae) Moaif Treefrog
Litoria napaea (Anura - Hylidae) Snow Mountains Treefrog
Litoria obtusirostris (Anura - Hylidae) Jobi Treefrog
Litoria pratti (Anura - Hylidae) Pratt's Treefrog
Litoria quadrilineata (Anura - Hylidae) Lined Treefrog
Litoria sanguinolenta (Anura - Hylidae) Sabang Treefrog
Litoria umbonata (Anura - Hylidae) Baliem River Valley Treefrog
Litoria vagabunda (Anura - Hylidae) Wahai Treefrog
Litoria wapogaensis (Anura - Hylidae)
Litoria wisselensis (Anura - Hylidae) Wissel Lakes Treefrog
Nyctimystes montanus (Anura - Hylidae) Mountain Big-eyed Treefrog
Nyctimystes rueppelli (Anura - Hylidae) Rueppel's Big-eyed Treefrog
Leptobrachella natunae (Anura - Megophryidae) Natuna Borneo Frog
Megophrys montana (Anura - Megophryidae) Javan Horned Frog
Albericus laurini (Anura - Microhylidae) Laurin's Rainforest Frog
Austrochaperina blumi (Anura - Microhylidae) Blum's Land Frog
Austrochaperina kosarek (Anura - Microhylidae) Kosarek Land Frog
Callulops boettgeri (Anura - Microhylidae) Boettger's Callulops Frog
Callulops dubius (Anura - Microhylidae) Moluccan Callulops Frog
Callulops fuscus (Anura - Microhylidae) Brown Callulops Frog
Callulops kopsteini (Anura - Microhylidae) Kopstein's Callulops Frog
Cophixalus balbus (Anura - Microhylidae) Yapen Rainforest Frog
Cophixalus montanus (Anura - Microhylidae) Mountain Rainforest Frog
Cophixalus tetzlaffi (Anura - Microhylidae) Bomberai Rainforest Frog
Copiula exspectata (Anura - Microhylidae) Konti Mehely Frog
Copiula major (Anura - Microhylidae) Wondiwoi Mehely Frog
Copiula obsti (Anura - Microhylidae) Obst's Mehely Frog
Hylophorbus nigrinus (Anura - Microhylidae) Yapen Mawatta Frog
Hylophorbus picoides (Anura - Microhylidae) Wandammen Mawatta Frog
Hylophorbus sextus (Anura - Microhylidae) Wapoga Mawatta Frog
Hylophorbus tetraphonus (Anura - Microhylidae) Four-tones Mawatta Frog
Hylophorbus wondiwoi (Anura - Microhylidae) Wondiwoi Mawatta Frog
Kalophrynus bunguranus (Anura - Microhylidae) Indonesian Grainy Frog
Kalophrynus minusculus (Anura - Microhylidae) Small Grainy Frog
Microhyla achatina (Anura - Microhylidae) Javan Chorus Frog
Oreophryne albopunctata (Anura - Microhylidae) White-dotted Cross Frog
Oreophryne asplenicola (Anura - Microhylidae) Kontiunae Cross Frog
Oreophryne atrigularis (Anura - Microhylidae) Wondiwoi Cross Frog
Oreophryne celebensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Celebes Cross Frog
Oreophryne clamata (Anura - Microhylidae) Crying Cross Frog
Oreophryne crucifer (Anura - Microhylidae) Common Cross Frog
Oreophryne flava (Anura - Microhylidae) Irian Jaya Cross Frog
Oreophryne frontifasciata (Anura - Microhylidae) Horst's Cross Frog
Oreophryne idenburgensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Idenburg Cross Frog
Oreophryne jeffersoniana (Anura - Microhylidae) Komodo Cross Frog
Oreophryne kapisa (Anura - Microhylidae) Arwe Cross Frog
Oreophryne mertoni (Anura - Microhylidae) Merton's Cross Frog
Oreophryne minuta (Anura - Microhylidae) Dwarf Cross Frog
Oreophryne moluccensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Moluccan Cross Frog
Oreophryne monticola (Anura - Microhylidae) Lombok Cross Frog
Oreophryne pseudasplenicola (Anura - Microhylidae) Amoman Cross Frog
Oreophryne rookmaakeri (Anura - Microhylidae) Flores Cross Frog
Oreophryne sibilans (Anura - Microhylidae) Hissing Cross Frog
Oreophryne unicolor (Anura - Microhylidae) Unicolor Cross Frog
Oreophryne variabilis (Anura - Microhylidae) Variable Cross Frog
Oreophryne waira (Anura - Microhylidae) Waira Cross Frog
Oreophryne wapoga (Anura - Microhylidae) Wapoga Cross Frog
Oreophryne zimmeri (Anura - Microhylidae) Zimmer's Cross Frog
Oxydactyla brevicrus (Anura - Microhylidae) Hellwig Land Frog
Xenobatrachus arfakianus (Anura - Microhylidae) Arfak Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus giganteus (Anura - Microhylidae) Giant Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus macrops (Anura - Microhylidae) Hellwig Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus multisica (Anura - Microhylidae) Monggona Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus ocellatus (Anura - Microhylidae) Ocellated Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus ophiodon (Anura - Microhylidae) Hatam Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus scheepstrai (Anura - Microhylidae) Indonesian Fanged Frog
Xenobatrachus schiefenhoeveli (Anura - Microhylidae) Munggona Fanged Frog
Xenorhina adisca (Anura - Microhylidae) Tembagapura Snouted Frog
Xenorhina bouwensi (Anura - Microhylidae) Ocellated Snouted Frog
Xenorhina eiponis (Anura - Microhylidae) Eipomek Snouted Frog
Xenorhina minima (Anura - Microhylidae) Parker's Snouted Frog
Fejervarya iskandari (Anura - Ranidae) Chianjur Wart Frog
Huia masonii (Anura - Ranidae) Javan Torrent Frog
Huia modiglianii (Anura - Ranidae) Modigliani's Huia Frog
Huia sumatrana (Anura - Ranidae) Sumatran Torrent Frog
Limnonectes arathooni (Anura - Ranidae) Djikoro Wart Frog
Limnonectes asperatus (Anura - Ranidae) Kalang Wart Frog
Limnonectes dammermani (Anura - Ranidae) Dammerman's Wart Frog
Limnonectes heinrichi (Anura - Ranidae) Heinrich's Wart Frog
Limnonectes kadarsani (Anura - Ranidae) Nusa Tenggara Wart Frog
Limnonectes microdiscus (Anura - Ranidae) Pygmy Creek Frog
Limnonectes microtympanum (Anura - Ranidae) Sulawesi Wart Frog
Limnonectes modestus (Anura - Ranidae) Moluccas Wart Frog
Limnonectes rhacoda (Anura - Ranidae)
Occidozyga celebensis (Anura - Ranidae) Sulawesian Puddle Frog
Occidozyga floresianus (Anura - Ranidae) Flores Oriental Frog
Occidozyga semipalmatus (Anura - Ranidae) Lowah Frog
Platymantis batantae (Anura - Ranidae) Batanta Wrinkled Ground Frog
Platymantis bimaculata (Anura - Ranidae)
Platymantis cheesmanae (Anura - Ranidae) Cheesman's Wrinkled Ground Frog
Platymantis cryptotis (Anura - Ranidae)
Platymantis punctata (Anura - Ranidae) Dotted Wrinkled Ground Frog
Rana aurata (Anura - Ranidae) Golden Frog
Rana celebensis (Anura - Ranidae) Sulawesi Frog
Rana crassiovis (Anura - Ranidae) Korinchi Frog
Rana debussyi (Anura - Ranidae) Battak Frog
Rana florensis (Anura - Ranidae) Floresian Frog
Rana kampeni (Anura - Ranidae) Bander Baru Frog
Rana macrops (Anura - Ranidae) Masarang Frog
Rana moluccana (Anura - Ranidae) Moluccas Frog
Rana persimilis (Anura - Ranidae) Sumatra Frog
Rana volkerjane (Anura - Ranidae) Wondiwoi Frog
Nyctixalus margaritifer (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Pearly Tree Frog
Philautus cornutus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Horned Bubble-nest Frog
Philautus pallidipes (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Palefooted Tree Frog
Philautus similis (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Luzon Bubble-nest Frog
Philautus vittiger (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Wine-colored Tree Bubble-nest Frog
Rhacophorus achantharrhena (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Bengkulu Flying Frog
Rhacophorus barisani (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Barisan's Flying Frog
Rhacophorus catamitus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Gunung Dempo Flying Frog
Rhacophorus edentulus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Sulawesi Flying Frog
Rhacophorus georgei (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Tuwa Flying Frog
Rhacophorus margaritifer (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Java Flying Frog
Rhacophorus modestus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Boulenger's Flying Frog
Rhacophorus monticola (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Loka Flying Frog
Rhacophorus poecilonotus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Sumatra Flying Frog
Caudacaecilia paucidentula (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Kapahiang Caecilian
Ichthyophis atricollaris (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Long Bloee Caecilian
Ichthyophis bernisi (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Indonesia Caecilian
Ichthyophis billitonensis (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Billiton Island Caecilian
Ichthyophis elongatus (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Elongated Caecilian
Ichthyophis hypocyaneus (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Javan Caecilian
Ichthyophis javanicus (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Javan Caecilian
Ichthyophis sumatranus (Gymnophiona - Ichthyophiidae) Sumatran 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 136 endemic amphibian species listed above, these additional 42 species total 178 species of amphibians known solely from Indonesia.
Ansonia glandulosa (Anura - Bufonidae) 2004
Platymantis wuenscheorum (Anura - Ceratobatrachidae) 2006
Limnonectes macrodon (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Fanged River Frog 1841
Occidozyga sumatrana (Anura - Dicroglossidae) Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog 1877
Litoria aruensis (Anura - Hylidae) Aru Treefrog 1883
Litoria biakensis (Anura - Hylidae) 2006
Litoria christianbergmanni (Anura - Hylidae) Bergmann's Treefrog 2008
Litoria fluviatilis (Anura - Hylidae) Indonesian Big-eyed Treefrog 1958
Litoria fuscula (Anura - Hylidae) 2007
Litoria granti (Anura - Hylidae) Grant's Big-eyed Treefrog 1914
Litoria humboldtorum (Anura - Hylidae) 2006
Litoria mareku (Anura - Hylidae) Mareku's Treefrog 2008
Litoria megalops (Anura - Hylidae) 2006
Litoria multicolor (Anura - Hylidae) Multi-colored Treefrog 2004
Litoria purpureolata (Anura - Hylidae) 2007
Litoria rara (Anura - Hylidae) 2005
Litoria rivicola (Anura - Hylidae) 2005
Litoria scabra (Anura - Hylidae) 2005
Litoria umarensis (Anura - Hylidae) Umar Treefrog 2004
Litoria verae (Anura - Hylidae) Vera's Treefrog 2004
Xenophrys parallela (Anura - Megophryidae) Sumatra Horned Frog 2005
Albericus variegatus (Anura - Microhylidae) 1923
Calluella volzi (Anura - Microhylidae) Sumatra Squat Frog 1905
Choerophryne amomani (Anura - Microhylidae) Amoman Choerophryne 2008
Choerophryne arndtorum (Anura - Microhylidae) Arndt's Choerophryne 2008
Choerophryne microps (Anura - Microhylidae) Small-eyed Choerophryne 2008
Choerophryne nigrescens (Anura - Microhylidae) Blackish Choerophryne 2008
Cophixalus humicola (Anura - Microhylidae) Waira Rainforest Frog 2006
Cophixalus tridactylus (Anura - Microhylidae) Wondiwoi Rainforest Frog 2006
Oreophryne alticola (Anura - Microhylidae) Bima Cross Frog 2005
Oreophryne brevirostris (Anura - Microhylidae) Short-beaked Cross Frog 2005
Oreophryne habbemensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Habbema Cross Frog 2005
Xenorhina lanthanites (Anura - Microhylidae) Ambaiduru Snouted Frog 2006
Xenorhina macrodisca (Anura - Microhylidae) Wapoga River Snouted Frog 2005
Xenorhina varia (Anura - Microhylidae) Diverse Snouted Frog 2005
Hylarana chalconota (Anura - Ranidae) Schlegel's Java Frog 1837
Hylarana grisea (Anura - Ranidae) Went Mountains Frog 1913
Hylarana mocquardii (Anura - Ranidae) 1901
Philautus aurifasciatus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Gold Striped Tree Frog 1837
Philautus jacobsoni (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Jacobson's Tree Frog 1912
Rhacophorus bifasciatus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) Kurintji Flying Frog 1923
Rhacophorus rhyssocephalus (Anura - Rhacophoridae) 1936