Madagascar
Checklist of Endemic Amphibian Species
This list of amphibian species found exclusively in Madagascar 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
Heterixalus alboguttatus (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Whitebelly Reed Frog
Heterixalus andrakata (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Andrakata Reed Frog
Heterixalus betsileo (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Betsilio Reed Frog
Heterixalus boettgeri (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Boettger's Reed Frog
Heterixalus carbonei (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Mahajanga Reed Frog
Heterixalus luteostriatus (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Andranolava Reed Frog
Heterixalus madagascariensis (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Madagascar Reed Frog
Heterixalus punctatus (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Spotted Reed Frog
Heterixalus rutenbergi (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Madagascan Lined Frog
Heterixalus tricolor (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Three-color Reed Frog
Heterixalus variabilis (Anura - Hyperoliidae) Variable Reed Frog
Aglyptodactylus laticeps (Anura - Mantellidae) Robust Madagascar Jumping Frog
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Madagascar Jumping Frog
Aglyptodactylus securifer (Anura - Mantellidae) Kirindy Jumping Frog
Boophis albilabis (Anura - Mantellidae) White-lipped Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis albipunctatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Spotted Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis andohahela (Anura - Mantellidae) Tanatana Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis andreonei (Anura - Mantellidae) Benavony Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis anjanaharibeensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Anjanaharibe Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis ankaratra (Anura - Mantellidae) Ankaratra Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis blommersae (Anura - Mantellidae) Blommers Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis boehmei (Anura - Mantellidae) Böhme's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis bottae (Anura - Mantellidae) Andasibe Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis brachychir (Anura - Mantellidae) Nosy Be Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis burgeri (Anura - Mantellidae) Burger's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis doulioti (Anura - Mantellidae) Morondava Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis elenae (Anura - Mantellidae) Vohiparara Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis englaenderi (Anura - Mantellidae) Englaender's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis erythrodactylus (Anura - Mantellidae) Forest Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis feonnyala (Anura - Mantellidae)
Boophis goudotii (Anura - Mantellidae) Goudot's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis guibei (Anura - Mantellidae) Warty Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis haematopus (Anura - Mantellidae) Nahampoana Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis hillenii (Anura - Mantellidae) Perinet Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis idae (Anura - Mantellidae) Ida's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis jaegeri (Anura - Mantellidae) Jaeger's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis laurenti (Anura - Mantellidae) Andringitra Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis liami (Anura - Mantellidae) Liam's Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis lichenoides (Anura - Mantellidae)
Boophis luteus (Anura - Mantellidae) Ankafana Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis madagascariensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis majori (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambohimitombo Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis mandraka (Anura - Mantellidae) Mandraka Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis marojezensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Marojezy Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis microtympanum (Anura - Mantellidae) Imerina Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis miniatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Tiny Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis occidentalis (Anura - Mantellidae) Isalo Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis opisthodon (Anura - Mantellidae) Eastern Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis pauliani (Anura - Mantellidae) Moramanga Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis periegetes (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambolovaventy Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis rappiodes (Anura - Mantellidae) Central Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis reticulatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Reticulate Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis rhodoscelis (Anura - Mantellidae) Betsileo Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis rufioculis (Anura - Mantellidae) Redback Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis schuboeae (Anura - Mantellidae) Ranomafana Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis septentrionalis (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambre Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis sibilans (Anura - Mantellidae) East-central Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis viridis (Anura - Mantellidae) Green Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis vittatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Striped Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis williamsi (Anura - Mantellidae) Williams' Bright-eyed Frog
Boophis xerophilus (Anura - Mantellidae) Kirindy Bright-eyed Frog
Laliostoma labrosum (Anura - Mantellidae) Madagascar Bullfrog
Mantella aurantiaca (Anura - Mantellidae) Golden Mantella
Mantella baroni (Anura - Mantellidae) Baron's Mantella
Mantella bernhardi (Anura - Mantellidae) Bernhard's Mantella
Mantella betsileo (Anura - Mantellidae) Brown Mantella
Mantella cowani (Anura - Mantellidae) Cowan's Mantella
Mantella crocea (Anura - Mantellidae) Yellow Mantella
Mantella expectata (Anura - Mantellidae) Blue-legged Mantella
Mantella haraldmeieri (Anura - Mantellidae) Haraldmeier's Mantella
Mantella laevigata (Anura - Mantellidae) Climbing Mantella
Mantella madagascariensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Madagascan Mantella
Mantella manery (Anura - Mantellidae) Marojezy Mountain Mantella
Mantella milotympanum (Anura - Mantellidae) Black-eared Mantella
Mantella nigricans (Anura - Mantellidae) Guibé's Mantella
Mantella pulchra (Anura - Mantellidae) Beautiful Mantella
Mantella viridis (Anura - Mantellidae) Green Mantella
Mantidactylus aerumnalis (Anura - Mantellidae) Andrangoloaka Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus aglavei (Anura - Mantellidae) Anamalozoatra Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus albofrenatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Eastern Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus albolineatus (Anura - Mantellidae) White-lined Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus alutus (Anura - Mantellidae) Mountain Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ambohimitombi (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambohimitombi Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ambohitra (Anura - Mantellidae) Montagne d'Ambre Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ambreensis (Anura - Mantellidae) Mocquard's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus argenteus (Anura - Mantellidae) Folohy Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus asper (Anura - Mantellidae) East Betsileo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus bertini (Anura - Mantellidae) Isaka-Ivondro Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus betsileanus (Anura - Mantellidae) Betsileo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus bicalcaratus (Anura - Mantellidae) Sainte Marie Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus biporus (Anura - Mantellidae) Two-pore Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus blanci (Anura - Mantellidae) White Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus blommersae (Anura - Mantellidae) Moramanga Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus boulengeri (Anura - Mantellidae) Boulenger's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus brevipalmatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Short-palm Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus brunae (Anura - Mantellidae) Brown Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus charlotteae (Anura - Mantellidae) Charlotte's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus cornutus (Anura - Mantellidae) Horned Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus corvus (Anura - Mantellidae) Isalo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus curtus (Anura - Mantellidae) Ankafana Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus decaryi (Anura - Mantellidae) Decary's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus depressiceps (Anura - Mantellidae) Pulsing Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus domerguei (Anura - Mantellidae) Domergue's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus eiselti (Anura - Mantellidae) Eiselt's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus elegans (Anura - Mantellidae) Elegant Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus enki (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambatolahy Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus femoralis (Anura - Mantellidae) Fort Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus fimbriatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Fringed Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus flavobrunneus (Anura - Mantellidae) Blommers' Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus grandidieri (Anura - Mantellidae) Grandidier's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus grandisonae (Anura - Mantellidae) Ambrana Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus guibei (Anura - Mantellidae) Guibe's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus guttulatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Gray Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus horridus (Anura - Mantellidae) Boettger's Grainy Frog
Mantidactylus kathrinae (Anura - Mantellidae) Kathrina's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus kely (Anura - Mantellidae) Manjakatompo Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus klemmeri (Anura - Mantellidae) Klemmer's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus leucocephalus (Anura - Mantellidae) Midongy Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus leucomaculatus (Anura - Mantellidae) White-spotted Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus liber (Anura - Mantellidae) Free Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus lugubris (Anura - Mantellidae) Dumeril's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus luteus (Anura - Mantellidae) White Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus madecassus (Anura - Mantellidae) Andringitra Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus madinika (Anura - Mantellidae) Sambirano Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus majori (Anura - Mantellidae) Ivohimanita Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus malagasius (Anura - Mantellidae) Malagasy Grainy Frog
Mantidactylus massorum (Anura - Mantellidae) Benavony Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus melanopleura (Anura - Mantellidae) Fort-Dauphin Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus microtis (Anura - Mantellidae) Guibe's Bright-eyed Frog
Mantidactylus microtympanum (Anura - Mantellidae) Angel's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus mocquardi (Anura - Mantellidae) Mocquard's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus moseri (Anura - Mantellidae) Moser's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus opiparis (Anura - Mantellidae) Central Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus pauliani (Anura - Mantellidae) Paulian's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus peraccae (Anura - Mantellidae) Peracca's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus phantasticus (Anura - Mantellidae) Fantastic Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus plicifer (Anura - Mantellidae) Common Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus pseudoasper (Anura - Mantellidae) Massif Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus pulcher (Anura - Mantellidae) Tsarafidy Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus punctatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Dotted Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus redimitus (Anura - Mantellidae) Banded Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus rivicola (Anura - Mantellidae) Lesser Stream Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus salegy (Anura - Mantellidae) Abolokopatrika Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus sarotra (Anura - Mantellidae) Difficult Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus schilfi (Anura - Mantellidae) Schilf's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus sculpturatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Sculpted Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus silvanus (Anura - Mantellidae) Forest Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus spiniferus (Anura - Mantellidae) Greater Spiny Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus striatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Wrinkled Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus tandroka (Anura - Mantellidae) Tandroka Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus thelenae (Anura - Mantellidae) Thelen Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus tornieri (Anura - Mantellidae) Tornier's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus tricinctus (Anura - Mantellidae) Befotaka Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus tschenki (Anura - Mantellidae) Tschenk's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ulcerosus (Anura - Mantellidae) Warty Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus ventrimaculatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Brown Grainy Frog
Mantidactylus webbi (Anura - Mantellidae) Webb's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus wittei (Anura - Mantellidae) Witte's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus zavona (Anura - Mantellidae) Antsahamarana Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus zipperi (Anura - Mantellidae) Zipper's Madagascar Frog
Mantidactylus zolitschka (Anura - Mantellidae) Zolitschka Madagascar Frog
Anodonthyla boulengerii (Anura - Microhylidae) Boulenger's Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla montana (Anura - Microhylidae) Mountain Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla nigrigularis (Anura - Microhylidae) Black-throated Climbing Frog
Anodonthyla rouxae (Anura - Microhylidae) Madagascar Climbing Frog
Cophyla phyllodactyla (Anura - Microhylidae) Madagascar Whistling Treefrog
Dyscophus antongilii (Anura - Microhylidae) Tomato Frog
Dyscophus guineti (Anura - Microhylidae) Sambava Tomato Frog
Dyscophus insularis (Anura - Microhylidae) Antsouhy Tomato Frog
Madecassophryne truebae (Anura - Microhylidae) Trueb's Madagascar Treefrog
Paradoxophyla palmata (Anura - Microhylidae) Ambana Web-foot Frog
Platypelis alticola (Anura - Microhylidae) Madagascar Giant Treefrog
Platypelis barbouri (Anura - Microhylidae) Barbour's Giant Treefrog
Platypelis cowanii (Anura - Microhylidae) Betsileo Giant Treefrog
Platypelis grandis (Anura - Microhylidae) Boulenger's Giant Treefrog
Platypelis mavomavo (Anura - Microhylidae) Mavomavo Giant Treefrog
Platypelis milloti (Anura - Microhylidae) Nosy Be Giant Treefrog
Platypelis occultans (Anura - Microhylidae) Island Giant Treefrog
Platypelis pollicaris (Anura - Microhylidae) Common Giant Treefrog
Platypelis tetra (Anura - Microhylidae) Analabe Giant Treefrog
Platypelis tsaratananaensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Tsaratanana Giant Treefrog
Platypelis tuberifera (Anura - Microhylidae) Ambatoharanana Giant Treefrog
Plethodontohyla alluaudi (Anura - Microhylidae) Fort Dauphin Burrowing Frog
Plethodontohyla bipunctata (Anura - Microhylidae) Forest Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla brevipes (Anura - Microhylidae) Betsileo Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla coronata (Anura - Microhylidae) Garlanded Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla coudreaui (Anura - Microhylidae) Betampona Burrowing Frog
Plethodontohyla guentherpetersi (Anura - Microhylidae) Tsaratanana Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla inguinalis (Anura - Microhylidae) Boulenger's Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla laevipes (Anura - Microhylidae) Madagascar Burrowing Frog
Plethodontohyla mihanika (Anura - Microhylidae) Namarafana Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla minuta (Anura - Microhylidae) Tiny Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla notosticta (Anura - Microhylidae) Mahanoro Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla ocellata (Anura - Microhylidae) Ocellated Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla serratopalpebrosa (Anura - Microhylidae) Guibe's Digging Frog
Plethodontohyla tuberata (Anura - Microhylidae) Interior Digging Frog
Rhombophryne testudo (Anura - Microhylidae) Nosy Be Burrowing Frog
Scaphiophryne boribory (Anura - Microhylidae) Boribory Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne brevis (Anura - Microhylidae) Brown Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne calcarata (Anura - Microhylidae) Mocquard's Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne gottlebei (Anura - Microhylidae) Malagasy Rainbow Frog
Scaphiophryne madagascariensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Green Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne marmorata (Anura - Microhylidae) Marbled Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne obscura (Anura - Microhylidae)
Scaphiophryne spinosa (Anura - Microhylidae) Spiny Rain Frog
Scaphiophryne verrucosa (Anura - Microhylidae)
Stumpffia gimmeli (Anura - Microhylidae) Benavony Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia grandis (Anura - Microhylidae) Giant Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia helenae (Anura - Microhylidae) Helena's Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia psologlossa (Anura - Microhylidae) Madagascar Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia pygmaea (Anura - Microhylidae) Andoany Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia roseifemoralis (Anura - Microhylidae)
Stumpffia tetradactyla (Anura - Microhylidae) Maromandia Stump-toed Frog
Stumpffia tridactyla (Anura - Microhylidae) Guibe's Stump-toed Frog
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 214 endemic amphibian species listed above, these additional 34 species total 248 species of amphibians known solely from Madagascar.
Boophis axelmeyeri (Anura - Mantellidae) Tsaratanana Bright-eyed Frog 2005
Boophis baetkei (Anura - Mantellidae) Baetke's Bright-eyed Frog 2008
Boophis lilianae (Anura - Mantellidae) Lilian's Bright-eyed Frog 2008
Boophis picturatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Painted Bright-eyed Frog 2001
Boophis pyrrhus (Anura - Mantellidae) Andasibe Bright-eyed Frog 2001
Boophis sambirano (Anura - Mantellidae) Norbert Bright-eyed Frog 2005
Boophis solomaso (Anura - Mantellidae) Analambalotra Bright-eyed Frog 2003
Boophis tampoka (Anura - Mantellidae) Beboka Bright-eyed Frog 2008
Boophis tasymena (Anura - Mantellidae) Red Spotted Bright-eyed Frog 2002
Boophis tephraeomystax (Anura - Mantellidae) Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog 1853
Boophis ulftunni (Anura - Mantellidae) Masoala Bright-eyed Frog 2008
Gephyromantis azzurrae (Anura - Mantellidae) Azzurra's Bright-eyed Frog 2007
Gephyromantis granulatus (Anura - Mantellidae) Grainy Madagascar Frog 1881
Gephyromantis runewsweeki (Anura - Mantellidae) Maharira Madagascar Frog 2007
Guibemantis timidus (Anura - Mantellidae) Shy Madagascar Frog 2005
Mantella ebenaui (Anura - Mantellidae) Brown Mantella 1880
Mantidactylus bellyi (Anura - Mantellidae) Belly's Madagascar Frog 1895
Mantidactylus bourgati (Anura - Mantellidae) Bourgat's Madagascar Frog 1974
Mantidactylus charlotteae (Anura - Mantellidae) Charlotte's Madagascar Frog 2004
Mantidactylus cowanii (Anura - Mantellidae) Cowan's Stream Frog 1882
Mantidactylus delormei (Anura - Mantellidae) Andringitra Madagascar Frog 1938
Mantidactylus noralottae (Anura - Mantellidae) Isalo Madagascar Frog 2007
Mantidactylus zipperi (Anura - Mantellidae) Zipper's Madagascar Frog 2004
Mantidactylus zolitschka (Anura - Mantellidae) Zolitschka Madagascar Frog 2004
Spinomantis nussbaumi (Anura - Mantellidae) Nussbaum's Madagascar Frog 2008
Spinomantis tavaratra (Anura - Mantellidae) Sorata Madagascar Frog 2008
Tsingymantis antitra (Anura - Mantellidae) Tsingy Madagascar Frog 2006
Anodonthyla hutchisoni (Anura - Microhylidae) Hutchison's Climbing Frog 2007
Anodonthyla moramora (Anura - Microhylidae) Moramora Climbing Frog 2005
Cophyla berara (Anura - Microhylidae) Berara Whistling Treefrog 2005
Paradoxophyla tiarano (Anura - Microhylidae) Masoala Web-foot Frog 2006
Plethodontohyla fonetana (Anura - Microhylidae) Bendrao Digging Frog 2007
Plethodontohyla guentheri (Anura - Microhylidae) Guenther's Digging Frog 2007
Scaphiophryne menabensis (Anura - Microhylidae) Toliara Rain Frog 2005