List of Amphibians in Kerala

Located in the southwestern region of India, Kerala is a state known for its lush green forests, abundant wildlife, and diverse ecosystems. With its unique blend of coastal, wetland, and forest habitats, Kerala is home to an impressive range of flora and fauna, including a variety of amphibians. From colorful tree frogs to giant toads, the amphibians of Kerala are both fascinating and diverse.

One of the most striking features of Kerala's amphibians is their incredible adaptability. With their ability to survive in a range of environments, from fast-moving streams to urban gardens, these creatures have managed to carve out a niche for themselves in the state's varied landscapes. Whether you're exploring the forests of the Western Ghats or the rice paddies of the countryside, you're sure to come across some of these remarkable creatures.

Despite their importance to the state's biodiversity, many of Kerala's amphibian species are threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. As such, it's more important than ever to raise awareness about the vital role that these creatures play in maintaining Kerala's delicate ecosystem. By learning more about the amphibians of Kerala and supporting efforts to protect them, we can help ensure that these amazing creatures continue to thrive for generations to come.

Beddome's toad Beddome's toad
( Duttaphrynus beddomii )
"Duttaphrynus beddomii is a species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states in the southern Western Ghats at elevations of 100–1,500 m (330–4,920 ft) asl. "
Common Asian toad Common Asian toad
( Duttaphrynus melanostictus )
"Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia. "
Southern hill toad Southern hill toad
( Duttaphrynus microtympanum )
"Duttaphrynus microtympanum is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India, possibly wider. "
Indian toad Indian toad
( Duttaphrynus parietalis )
"Duttaphrynus parietalis, commonly known as the Indian toad or ridged toad, is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India. "
Ferguson's toad Ferguson's toad
( Duttaphrynus scaber )
"Duttaphrynus scaber is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Bufo fergusonii, now synonymized with Duttaphrynus scaber, was named after Harold S. Ferguson who collected the type specimen. "
Silent Valley toad Silent Valley toad
( Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis )
"Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis, also known as the Silent Valley toad or South Indian hill toad, is a species of toad endemic to Kerala, southern India. The type specimen was collected near or in the Silent Valley National Park. It may be a synonym of Duttaphrynus parietalis. "
Malabar torrent toad Malabar torrent toad
( Ghatophryne ornata )
"Ghatophryne ornata, known with common names ornate toad, Malabar torrent toad or black torrent toad, is a rare and endangered species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats. In 2009, this species along with A. rubigina was shifted from Ansonia to the genus Ghatophryne. "
Kerala stream toad Kerala stream toad
( Ghatophryne rubigina )
"Ghatophryne rubigina is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India, and is known from Silent Valley and Wynaad, both in Kerala. Its common names include Kerala stream toad, Silent Valley torrent toad, and red torrent toad. "
Malabar tree toad Malabar tree toad
( Pedostibes tuberculosus )
"The Malabar tree toad, or warty Asian tree toad, is a species of toad found in forests along the Western Ghats of India south of Goa. It is a small species and is found in wet tree hollows or leaf bases containing water. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pedostibes, also known as Asian tree toads. "
Skittering frog Skittering frog
( Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis )
"Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis is a common dicroglossid frog found in South Asia. It is known under numerous common names, including Indian skipper frog or skittering frog. They are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name. They are rarely seen outside water. "
Green pond frog Green pond frog
( Euphlyctis hexadactylus )
"Euphlyctis hexadactylus, also known as the green pond frog, Indian green frog, and Indian five-fingered frog, is a common species of aquatic frog found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The nominal taxon likely represents a species complex. "
Jerdon's bullfrog Jerdon's bullfrog
( Hoplobatrachus crassus )
"Hoplobatrachus crassus, also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, and South Indian bullfrog, is a species of frog found widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its range may extend to the adjacent Bhutan and Myanmar. "
Indian bullfrog Indian bullfrog
( Hoplobatrachus tigerinus )
"Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in mainland Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal. It has been introduced in Madagascar and India's Andaman Islands, where it is now a widespread invasive species. "
Minervarya frog Minervarya frog
( Minervarya sahyadris )
"Minervarya sahyadris is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. "
Indian burrowing frog Indian burrowing frog
( Sphaerotheca breviceps )
"The Indian burrowing frog is a species of frog found in South Asia. "
short-webbed frog short-webbed frog
( Zakerana brevipalmata )
"Zakerana brevipalmata is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats in southern India. Zakerana brevipalmata is a little-known and uncommon grassland frog associated with waterlogged or marshy areas, but it has also been recorded from suitable wet patches of forest and lightly degraded former forest. "
Kerala warty frog Kerala warty frog
( Zakerana keralensis )
"Zakerana keralensis is a species of frog from India. Originally described by Albert Günther in 1876, its present-day specific epithet, keralensis, meaning ""of Kerala"", was introduced as replacement name by Alain Dubois in 1981. "
Nilgiris wart frog Nilgiris wart frog
( Zakerana nilagirica )
"Zakerana nilagirica is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is known from Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu and Wayanad district in Karnataka. It is known with certainty only from the two aforementioned localities, but it is locally common. It is associated with stagnant and running waters in disturbed forests and cultivated areas adjacent to forests. "
Parambikulam wart frog Parambikulam wart frog
( Zakerana parambikulamana )
"Zakerana parambikulamana is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is only known from its type locality, ""Parambikulam forests"", possibly within the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala state. "
Malabar wart frog Malabar wart frog
( Zakerana rufescens )
"Zakerana rufescens is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states. It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests. "
beautiful dancing frog beautiful dancing frog
( Micrixalus adonis )
"Micrixalus adonis is a newly described species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India, restricted to areas between the Palghat Gap and Shencottah Gap. Common name beautiful dancing frog has been proposed for this species, in reference to its vividly rich colouration. "
Elegant dancing frog Elegant dancing frog
( Micrixalus elegans )
"Micrixalus elegans is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and occurs between the Palakkad Gap and Goa Gap in the states of Kerala and Karnataka. Micrixalus elegans is one of the Micrixalus species showing ""foot-flagging"" behaviour, hence the common name elegant dancing frog has been proposed. Other common names include elegant torrent frog and elegant bush frog. "
Cold stream dancing frog Cold stream dancing frog
( Micrixalus frigidus )
"Micrixalus frigidus is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Dusky torrent frog Dusky torrent frog
( Micrixalus fuscus )
"Micrixalus fuscus is a species of small frog found in dense forested hill streams in the Western Ghats of India. M. herrei was formerly synonymized within this species. "
Gadgil's torrent frog Gadgil's torrent frog
( Micrixalus gadgili )
"Micrixalus gadgili is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. "
Kallar torrent frog Kallar torrent frog
( Micrixalus herrei )
"Micrixalus herrei is a newly redescribed species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. Originally described in 1942, it was synonymized with M. fuscus in 1984. However, morphological differences as well as DNA evidence confirm this species to be valid. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and occurs south of the Shencottah Gap in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states. The common name Kallar dancing frog has been proposed for this species, in reference to Kallar, Trivandrum, its type locality. "
Kurichiyar torrent frog Kurichiyar torrent frog
( Micrixalus kurichiyari )
"Micrixalus kurichiyari is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and only known from its type locality, Kurichiyarmala in the Wayanad District, Kerala state. Common name Kurichiyar dancing frog has been coined for it, in reference to the type locality. "
Mallan's torrent frog Mallan's torrent frog
( Micrixalus mallani )
"Micrixalus mallani is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Nelliyampathi torrent frog Nelliyampathi torrent frog
( Micrixalus nelliyampathi )
"Micrixalus nelliyampathi is a newly described species of frog in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Black-bellied torrent frog Black-bellied torrent frog
( Micrixalus nigraventris )
"Micrixalus nigraventris is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Naked torrent frog Naked torrent frog
( Micrixalus nudis )
"Micrixalus nudis is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Pink-thighed torrent frog Pink-thighed torrent frog
( Micrixalus phyllophilus )
"Micrixalus phyllophilus is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Sairandhri torrent frog Sairandhri torrent frog
( Micrixalus sairandhri )
"Micrixalus sairandhri is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to India. "
Sali's torrent frog Sali's torrent frog
( Micrixalus sali )
"Micrixalus sali is a species of frogs in the Micrixalidae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Malabar torrent frog Malabar torrent frog
( Micrixalus saxicola )
Micrixalus saxicola is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae, found in forest streams in the Western Ghats of India.
Forest torrent frog Forest torrent frog
( Micrixalus silvaticus )
"Micrixalus silvaticus is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Thampi's torrent frog Thampi's torrent frog
( Micrixalus thampii )
"Micrixalus thampii is a species of frogs in the family Micrixalidae. "
Black Microhylid frog Black Microhylid frog
( Melanobatrachus indicus )
"Melanobatrachus is a genus of narrow-mouthed frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only remaining genus in the monotypic subfamily Melanobatrachinae. Two African genera, Hoplophryne Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 and Parhoplophryne Barbour & Loveridge, 1928, that were previously placed in this subfamily are now in a subfamily of their own, Hoplophryninae. It contains a single species, Melanobatrachus indicus, also known as the Indian black microhylid frog and Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to wet evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India. It has been recorded from Anaimalai, Munnar, Palni hills, Periyar Tiger Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve "
Ornate Narrow-mouthed frog Ornate Narrow-mouthed frog
( Microhyla ornata )
"Microhyla ornata. commonly known as the ornate narrow-mouthed frog, ornate narrow-mouthed toad, or ornamented pygmy frog, is a species of microhylid frog found in South Asia. This amphibian is distributed in Kashmir, Nepal, peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was previously considered to be the same species as Microhyla fissipes; therefore, the aforementioned common names can refer to either species. "
Reddish Narrow-mouthed frog Reddish Narrow-mouthed frog
( Microhyla rubra )
"Microhyla rubra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to India. Earlier thought to exist also in Sri Lanka, new studies suggested that Sri Lankan population is a different species, now elevated to species level as Microhyla mihintalei. "
Sholigari Microhylid frog Sholigari Microhylid frog
( Microhyla sholigari )
"Microhyla sholigari is a species of microhylid frog endemic to southern India. It was described from the Biligirirangan Hills in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka and is named after the Soliga tribal people living in the forests in and around these hills. The frog was thought to be endemic to the Western Ghats and known only from the type locality and another location in Kerala and was listed as an Endangered species. A recent study reported the species from 15 localities in the central Western Ghats with individuals sighted near the Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, Karnataka. The study supplemented the original species description with color photographs, call recordings and provided a re-assessment of the threat status as per the IUCN Red List and suggest the status as Least-concern species because the criteria for classifying it as an Endangered species are no longer fulfilled. "
Franky's narrow-mouthed frog Franky's narrow-mouthed frog
( Mysticellus franki )
"Franky's narrow-mouthed frog is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Mysticellus, the mysterious narrow-mouthed frog. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, where it is only known from Wayanad District in northern Kerala state. Taxonomic evidence indicates that its closest relatives are the Micryletta frogs of Southeast Asia. "
Anamalai dot/balloon frog Anamalai dot/balloon frog
( Uperodon anamalaiensis )
"Uperodon anamalaiensis, also known as Anamalai dot frog, Anamalai ramanella, or reddish-brown microhylid frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in South India. The holotype was discovered at the base of the Anaimalai Hills, Coimbatore district in the southern Western Ghats. The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010. Until rediscovered in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in 2010, this frog was reported only once by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937. "
Indian balloon frog Indian balloon frog
( Uperodon globulosus )
"Uperodon globulosus, or Indian balloon frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It is known under many common names: Indian globular frog, Indian balloon frog, grey balloon frog, and greater balloon frog. Specimens from the Western Ghats may represent an undescribed species. "
Jerdon's balloon frog Jerdon's balloon frog
( Uperodon montanus )
"Uperodon montanus, also known as Jerdon's narrow-mouthed frog, Jerdon's ramanella, mountain dot frog, mountain globular frog, or Malabar Hill frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India. "
Marbled balloon frog Marbled balloon frog
( Uperodon systoma )
"Uperodon systoma is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It is known under many different common names: indistinct frog, marbled balloon frog, and lesser balloon frog. "
Painted frog Painted frog
( Uperodon taprobanica )
Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, common bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species

Malabar frog Malabar frog
( Uperodon triangularis )
"Uperodon triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in southwestern India. They are endemic to the Western Ghats, where they are known to breed in water collected in tree hollows. The advertisement calls of males is made up of about 30 pulses of 0.38 second duration with a frequency range of 0.6 and 1.1 kHz. These are emitted every three seconds. "
Variegated frog Variegated frog
( Uperodon variegata )
Uperodon variegatus, also known as the Eluru dot frog, termite nest frog, variable ramanella, variagated ramanella, white-bellied pug snout frog, or variagated globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog that is endemic to India. Earlier records from Sri Lanka refer to what is now known as Uperodon rohani.
Purple frog Purple frog
( Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis )
"The purple frog is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Names in English that have been used for this species are purple frog, Indian purple frog, or pignose frog. Although the adult frog was formally described in October 2003, the taxon was recognized much earlier by its tadpole, which had been described in 1918. "
Spinular night frog Spinular night frog
( Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis )
"The spinular night frog is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae that is only known from its type locality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is one of 12 species of frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus discovered in September 2011. It is found exclusively in the Western Ghats, India. "
Alicia's night frog Alicia's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus aliciae )
"Nyctibatrachus aliciae is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Ponmudi and Athirimala in Kerala, India. These frogs occur in riparian habitats and in streams in tropical moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, tolerating some degree of habitat modification. The species, though locally common, has a small distribution are and is threatened by habitat loss. "
Anamallai night frog Anamallai night frog
( Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis )
"Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis, the Anamallai night frog, is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae that is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. It is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Valparai in Anaimalai Hills, Tamil Nadu. It was for a long time considered to be a synonym of Nyctibatrachus beddomii. "
Beddome's night frog Beddome's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus beddomii )
"Nyctibatrachus beddomii is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. The epithet or specific name, beddomii, honors Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British naturalist and military officer. "
Deccan night frog Deccan night frog
( Nyctibatrachus deccanensis )
"Nyctibatrachus deccanensis is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. "
Deven's night frog Deven's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus deveni )
Nyctibatrachus is a genus of frogs endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Their common name is night frogs.[1][2] Their scientific name also means "night frog", in reference to their habits and dark color. They are the only extant members of the monotypic subfamily
Grandi's night frog Grandi's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus grandis )
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Indraneil's night frog Indraneil's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus indraneili )
A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae)
Kempholey night frog Kempholey night frog
( Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis )
"Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis or the Kempholey night frog is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. "
Malabar night frog Malabar night frog
( Nyctibatrachus major )
"Nyctibatrachus major is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family. Its English names are Malabar night frog, large wrinkled frog and Boulenger's narrow-eyed frog "
Miniature night frog Miniature night frog
( Nyctibatrachus minimus )
"Nyctibatrachus minimus is a species of frogs in the Nyctibatrachidae family. It is the smallest known frog in the genus Nyctibatrachus and was recently discovered from Kurichiyarmala in the Western Ghats or Wayanad, Kerala. "
Kerala night frog Kerala night frog
( Nyctibatrachus minor )
"Nyctibatrachus minor is a species of frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. "
Periyar night frog Periyar night frog
( Nyctibatrachus periyar )
Nyctibatrachus periyar Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Mahony, Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Zachariah, Giri, and Bossuyt, 2011 Accepted Name. Periyar Night Frog.
Pillai's night frog Pillai's night frog
( Nyctibatrachus pillaii )
Pillai's Night Frog. Animalia > Chordata ..... A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus; Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: …
Meowing night frog Meowing night frog
( Nyctibatrachus poocha )
"Nyctibatrachus poocha is one of 12 species of frogs in the Nyctibatrachus genus discovered in September 2011. It is found exclusively in the Western Ghats, India. The team, composed of researchers from the Bombay Natural History Society, Zoological Survey of India and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, led by herpetologist Sathyabhama Das Biju of the University of Delhi, used morphological traits and molecular markers to identify the 12 new species and three others which were thought to have been extinct. "
Kalakad wrinkled frog Kalakad wrinkled frog
( Nyctibatrachus vasanthi )
"Nyctibatrachus vasanthi is a species of night frog in the Nyctibatrachidae family endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. "
VUB night frog VUB night frog
( Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni )
"The VUB night frog is a species of frogs in the family Nyctibatrachidae. Both the specific name, ""vrijeuni"", and the acronym in the common name, ""VUB"", refer to Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Free University of Brussels. It is one of 12 new species of frogs in the genus Nyctibatrachus discovered in September 2011. It is found exclusively in the Western Ghats, India. "
Bicolored frog Bicolored frog
( Clinotarsus curtipes )
"The bicolored frog or Malabar frog is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The tadpoles of the species are black and form dense and compact schools in slow moving streams in forested areas. "
Fungoid frog Fungoid frog
( Hydrophylax malabaricus )
"The fungoid frog or Malabar Hills frog is a colourful frog found on the forest floor and lower vegetation in the Western Ghats in south-western India from Bombay to Kerala. It is very similar to another species with which it overlaps partly in range, Hydrophylax bahuvistara which extends further into parts of central India. Although restricted in range within peninsular India, they are of least conservation concern. Their upper parts vary in colour from brownish-red to bright crimson. "
Boulenger's golden backed frog Boulenger's golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana aurantiaca )
"Indosylvirana aurantiaca, commonly known as the golden frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The species is also known as the Trivandrum frog, the common wood frog, or the small wood frog. "
Don's golden backed frog Don's golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana doni )
"Indosylvirana doni. Don's Golden-backed frog, family: Ranidae. Species Description: Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, ... "
Yellowish golden backed frog Yellowish golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana flavescens )
"The back (dorsum) of the golden frog is smooth or very finely granulated. It is orange to golden brown in color. ... A narrow but prominent, bright yellow or gold-colored fold of skin runs from the back of the eye to the hind legs. "
Indian golden backed frog Indian golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana indica )
"Indosylvirana indica, the Indian golden-backed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It was formerly considered as conspecific with Indosylvirana temporalis but was found to be a distinct species in a 2014 study. "
Rao's golden backed frog Rao's golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana intermedius )
"Rao's Intermediate Golden-backed Frog. Place. Bandaje-Arbi Falls, Madugundi, Karnataka 574228, India. Observed. October 17, 2015. Submitted. November 4 ... "
Large golden backed frog Large golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana magna )
Indosylvirana aurantiaca, commonly known as the golden frog, is a species of frog endemic to ... The back (dorsum) of the golden frog is smooth or very finely granulated. It is orange to ... A narrow but prominent, bright yellow or gold-colored fold of skin runs from the back of the eye to the hind legs. The upper lip is also ...
Sreeni's golden backed frog Sreeni's golden backed frog
( Indosylvirana sreeni )
"Indosylvirana sreeni, also known as Sreeni's golden-backed frog, is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae found in Southern Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India, at elevations of 100 to 1500 meters. "
Beddome's leaping frog Beddome's leaping frog
( Indirana beddomii )
"Indirana beddomii, Beddome's leaping frog, Beddome's Indian frog, or simply Beddome's frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats. They are usually detected by their long leaps as they flush from the ground when disturbed. The species is named after the naturalist Richard Henry Beddome. "
Anamallai's leaping frog Anamallai's leaping frog
( Indirana brachytarsus )
"Indirana brachytarsus is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of India. It is locally common terrestrial frog associated with hill streams in wet evergreen and semi-evergreen tropical forests and swamps. It may also be found at forest edges but does not penetrate further to agricultural land. It breeds on wet rocks, and the tadpoles are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams. "
Spotted leaping frog Spotted leaping frog
( Indirana diplosticta )
"Indirana diplosticta, sometimes called the spotted leaping frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of South India. It is known only from the southernmost section of the Ghats - including Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary It is an uncommon species believed to on decline. It is a terrestrial frogs found near hill streams in primary wet evergreen and semi-evergreen tropical forests and swamps; is not present in secondary forest or modified habitats. It breeds on wet rocks, and the tadpoles are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams. "
Boulenger's leaping frog Boulenger's leaping frog
( Indirana leptodactyla )
"Indirana leptodactyla is a species of frog endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of South India. Precise reports are from Anaimalai hills, Palni hills, Meghamalai, Travancore hills and Agasthyamalai, It is a terrestrial to semi-aquatic frog associated with the leaf-litter of high-elevation evergreen montane forest; it is not known from modified habitats. It is uncommon and believed to be declining in abundance. "
Toad skinned leaping frog Toad skinned leaping frog
( Indirana phrynoderma )
"Indirana phrynoderma is a species of frog endemic to the Anaimalai Hills, of the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil nadu states in South India. This species is known from Munnar, Eravikulam National Park, Valparai tea gardens, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Grass Hills National Park and Palni hills. It is a very rare terrestrial frog species associated with leaf-litter in tropical moist forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence wood collecting. It has the status of one of the ""Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians"". "
Toad skinned leaping frog Toad skinned leaping frog
( Indirana semipalmata )
"Indirana semipalmata is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats region of southern India. They are small frogs, reaching lengths of about 36 mm (1.4 in) from snout to vent. The species breeds during the monsoons, laying their eggs on moist rocks and tree bark. Their tadpoles are terrestrial - hatching, feeding, and undergoing metamorphosis without ever entering any standing bodies of water. "
Kadalar swamp frog Kadalar swamp frog
( Beddomixalus bijui )
"Beddomixalus is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. The only described species, Beddomixalus bijui, is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its name is derived from a combination of the cognomen of Richard Henry Beddome, in honour of his work on the amphibian diversity of the Western Ghats, as well as Ixalus, which is often used as a suffix for names of rhacophorid genera. "
Green tree frog Green tree frog
( Ghatixalus variabilis )
"Ghatixalus variabilis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It has a number of common names, including green tree frog, though it is terrestrial rather than arboreal in its life style. "
Myristica swamp frog Myristica swamp frog
( Mercurana myristicapalustris )
"Mercurana is a genus of arboreal frogs belonging to the family Rhacophoridae. The genus was named from the only known species Mercurana myristicapalustris, which was described in 2013 from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The generic name was derived from and given as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, the late vocalist of the British rock band Queen, in combination with the Latin name for ""frog"". The frog is different from other related frogs in that it has extensively webbed toes, lives only in swampy lowlands, and lays its eggs on mud with which it carefully mixes leaf litter. "
Indian tree frog Indian tree frog
( Polypedates maculatus )
"Polypedates maculatus, the Himalayan tree frog Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830. "
Western/Charpa tree frog Western/Charpa tree frog
( Polypedates occidentalis )
"The western tree frog is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to India. "
False hour-glass tree frog False hour-glass tree frog
( Polypedates pseudocruciger )
"Polypedates pseudocruciger is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. It is a common and widespread frog. It is an arboreal edge habitat species generally associated with the understorey of tropical, moist evergreen forest. It breeds in small temporary ponds. Eggs are laid on a leaf over the pond. "
Kani bush frog Kani bush frog
( Pseudophilautus kani )
"IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Conservation International. 2012. Pseudophilautus kani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. "
Waynad bush frog Waynad bush frog
( Pseudophilautus wynaadensis )
"Pseudophilautus wynaadensis, also known as the Waynad bush frog, common bush frog, tinkling frog, plain-colored bush frog, Malabar coast frog, or dark-eared bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. "
Agasthiamalai bush frog Agasthiamalai bush frog
( Raorchestes agasthyaensis )
"Raorchestes agasthyaensis, the Agasthiamalai bushfrog,) is a frog found in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, particularly in Bonacaud near Munnar as well as nearby areas of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts. The species is named after Agasthyamalai, its type locality. "
Variable bush frog Variable bush frog
( Raorchestes akroparallagi )
"Raorchestes akroparallagi is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. "
Anil's bush frog Anil's bush frog
( Raorchestes anili )
"Raorchestes anili is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. "
Archaic bush frog Archaic bush frog
( Raorchestes archeos )
Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog, white-spotted bush frog, or Günther's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
Golden-eyed bush frog Golden-eyed bush frog
( Raorchestes aureus )
Raorchestes ochlandrae is a species of shrub frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to ... tympanum indistinct but visible; eyes protruding, pupil with striking golden yellow dentition like marks; belly granular; vocal sac unpigmented; …
Beddome's bush frog Beddome's bush frog
( Raorchestes beddomii )
"Raorchestes beddomii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to southern Western Ghats of southwestern India in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Kannikatti). Its name honours Colonel Richard Henry Beddome who collected the type specimen. "

Pleasant bush frog Pleasant bush frog
( Raorchestes blandus )
Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog, white-spotted bush frog, or Günther's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
Bob Inger's bush frog Bob Inger's bush frog
( Raorchestes bobingeri )
"Raorchestes bobingeri is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Chalazodes bubble-nest frog Chalazodes bubble-nest frog
( Raorchestes chalazodes )
"Raorchestes chalazodes is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The specific name chalazodes is composed of the Greek word chalaza meaning grain and odes for the derived adjective, reflecting white granulation of the body. Using 'chalazodes' in the common name, as if it were a proper noun, is probably a misinterpretation. "
Seshachar's bush frog Seshachar's bush frog
( Raorchestes charius )
"Raorchestes charius is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is an arboreal species living in tropical moist evergreen forests in the Karnataka state. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of native forests into cultivated areas. "
Green-eyed bush frog Green-eyed bush frog
( Raorchestes chlorosomma )
"Raorchestes chlorosomma is a frog in the genus Raorchestes. The common name is the green-eyed bushfrog. "
Small bush frog Small bush frog
( Raorchestes chotta )
"Raorchestes chotta, also known as the Small bushfrog or Small bush frog, is a species of frog found only in Ponmudi in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. "
Confusing green bush frog Confusing green bush frog
( Raorchestes chromasynchysi )
"Raorchestes chromasynchysi, also known as the Confusing green bushfrog or Confusing green bush frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Karnataka in India. "
Bark bush frog Bark bush frog
( Raorchestes crustai )
"Raorchestes crustai is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Bonacaud in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. "
Kodaikanal bush frog Kodaikanal bush frog
( Raorchestes dubois )
"Raorchestes dubois is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. "
Yellow-bellied bush frog Yellow-bellied bush frog
( Raorchestes flaviventris )
"Raorchestes flaviventris is a species of arboreal, nocturnal, frog of the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, South India. Its common name is yellow-bellied bush frog. "
Glandular bush frog Glandular bush frog
( Raorchestes glandulosus )
"Raorchestes glandulosus, also known as glandular bush frog, rough-skinned bush frog, southern bubble-nest frog, and with many other names, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and known from the states of Karnataka and Kerala. "
Ponmudi bush frog Ponmudi bush frog
( Raorchestes graminirupes )
"Raorchestes graminirupes is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Griet bush frog Griet bush frog
( Raorchestes griet )
"Raorchestes griet is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states, India. The specific name griet honours Griet Decock, spouse of Franky Bossuyt, the scientist who described the species. Common name Griet bush frog has been coined for it. "
Jayaram's bush frog Jayaram's bush frog
( Raorchestes jayarami )
"Raorchestes jayarami, also known as Jayaram's Bush Frog, is a species of frog found in Valparai in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu in India. "
Johnceei's bush frog Johnceei's bush frog
( Raorchestes johnceei )
"Raorchestes johnceei is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Bonacaud in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. The species is named after Professor John C. Jacob. "
Kadalar bush frog Kadalar bush frog
( Raorchestes kadalarensis )
"Raorchestes kadalarensis is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Kadalar near Munnar in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. "
Kaikatt's bush frog Kaikatt's bush frog
( Raorchestes kaikatti )
"Raorchestes kaikatti, sometimes known as the Kaikatti bushfrog or Kaikatt's bush frog, is a critically endangered frogs found only in the Nelliampathi Hills within the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The species is named after Kaikatti, its type locality. "
Kakachi bush frog Kakachi bush frog
( Raorchestes kakachi )
"Raorchestes kakachi is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India. The specific name kakachi refers to the type locality from where the species was described. "
White patch bush frog White patch bush frog
( Raorchestes leucolatus )
Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog, white-spotted bush frog, or Günther's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Beautiful Reed bush frog Beautiful Reed bush frog
( Raorchestes manohari )
"Raorchestes manohari is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Bonacaud in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. The species is named after T. M. Manoharan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Kerala. "
Mark's bush frog Mark's bush frog
( Raorchestes marki )
"The Mark's bushfrog is a critically endangered frogs found only in the Nelliampathi Hills within the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The species is named after Mark Wilkinson of the Natural History Museum, London. "
Munnar bush frog Munnar bush frog
( Raorchestes munnarensis )
"Raorchestes munnarensis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Munnar, Kerala, along the Ghat road to Devikulam in the southern Western Ghats, India. "
Kalpetta yellow bush frog Kalpetta yellow bush frog
( Raorchestes nerostagona )
"Raorchestes nerostagona is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is sometimes known as the Kalpetta yellow bush frog. It is also called the lichen bush frog for its patchy lichen like patterning that make it cryptic. First described in 2005 based on a specimen obtained in Kalpetta, the species has subsequently found to be distributed in many parts of the Western Ghats. "
Ochlandrae reed bush frog Ochlandrae reed bush frog
( Raorchestes ochlandrae )
"Raorchestes ochlandrae is a species of shrub frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. This species of the oriental shrub frog was first described from Kakkayam Reserve Forest of Calicut district, Kerala state, in the southern Western Ghats in 2007 but has since been recorded at many other sites along the Western Ghats. The specific name ochlandrae refers to microhabitat of the species, bamboo Ochlandra setigera. "
Large Ponmudi bush frog Large Ponmudi bush frog
( Raorchestes ponmudi )
"Raorchestes ponmudi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India and like others in the genus has a life-history that involves direct development, the tadpoles develop into tiny frogs within the egg. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests which are threatened habitats. It was first described from Ponmudi hill after which it is named but the species has a wider distribution within the southern Western Ghats and has been recorded in Wynaad, Idukki, and Thiruvananthapuram districts in Kerala, and Valparai in Tamil Nadu. It is a somewhat large species within the genus with males nearly 4 cm long from the tip of the snout to the vent. "
Ravi's bush frog Ravi's bush frog
( Raorchestes ravii )
"Raorchestes ravii is a species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes found in Naduvattam in the district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India. The species is named after Ravi Chandran, an enthusiast from Wayanad who discovered the species. "
Resplendent shrub frog Resplendent shrub frog
( Raorchestes resplendens )
"Raorchestes resplendens, the resplendent shrubfrog, is a critically endangered species of frogs belonging to the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the high altitude region around the south Indian peak of Anaimudi. It has extremely short limbs and numerous macroglands and was discovered from the Anamudi summit in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India and is known only from the Eravikulam National Park. "
Star-eyed bush frog Star-eyed bush frog
( Raorchestes signatus )
"Raorchestes signatus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. "
Sushil's bush frog Sushil's bush frog
( Raorchestes sushili )
"Sushil's bushfrog is a critically endangered frog found only in the Andiparai Shola in the municipality of Valparai in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. "
Theuerkauf's bush frog Theuerkauf's bush frog
( Raorchestes theuerkaufi )
"Raorchestes theuerkaufi is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in the tea estates of Kadalar near Munnar, Idukki district, in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. The species is named after Wolfgang Theuerkauf, a botanist and director of the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala. "
Nilgiri bush frog Nilgiri bush frog
( Raorchestes tinniens )
"Raorchestes travancoricus, variously known as the Travancore bushfrog, Travancore bubble-nest frog, or Travancore tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. Its specific name, travancoricus, as well as its three common names, refer to its type locality, Bodinayakkanur in the former Travancore state. "
Travancore bush frog Travancore bush frog
( Raorchestes travancoricus )
"Raorchestes travancoricus, variously known as the Travancore bushfrog, Travancore bubble-nest frog, or Travancore tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The Raorchestes tinniens is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills, a part of the Western Ghats, in Tamil Nadu, southern India. It has a rather complicated taxonomic history, and there is still an open issue whether Ixalus montanus Günther, 1876 from Kudremukh (Karnataka), now in synonymy with Raorchestes tinniens, is indeed a valid species. "
Kudremukh bush frog Kudremukh bush frog
( Raorchestes tuberohumerus )
"Raorchestes tuberohumerus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is found in Karnataka and Kerala states. "
Uthaman's reed bush frog Uthaman's reed bush frog
( Raorchestes uthamani )
"Raorchestes uthamani is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Gavi, Pathanamthitta district, in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. The species is named after two naturalists, bird photographer, P.K. Uthaman, and Deputy Conservator of Forests, K.V Uthaman. "
Kalakad gliding frog Kalakad gliding frog
( Rhacophorus calcadensis )
"The Kalakad gliding frog or Langbian flying frog is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states, India. Its name refers to its type locality, the town of Kalakkad in Tamil Nadu. "
Small tree frog Small tree frog
( Rhacophorus lateralis )
"Rhacophorus lateralis is an endangered rhacophorid tree frog endemic to the Western Ghats in South India. It has several common names: small tree frog, Boulenger's tree frog, small gliding frog, and winged gliding frog. After its original description in 1883 by George Albert Boulenger, the frog was rediscovered in Coorg in 2000 and has since been found in many parts of the Western Ghats around southern Karnataka and northern Kerala. Along with R. malabaricus, it is one of the few anuran amphibians in India that constructs its nest above the ground using leaves. "
Malabar gliding frog Malabar gliding frog
( Rhacophorus malabaricus )
"The Malabar gliding frog or Malabar flying frog is a rhacophorid tree frog species found in the Western Ghats of India. "
False Malabar gliding frog False Malabar gliding frog
( Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus )
"Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the Anaimalai Hills of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India. It is a type of ""flying frog"" which can descend aerially, but at angles sharper than 45°. "
Yellow-striped caecilian Yellow-striped caecilian
( Ichthyophis beddomei )
"Ichthyophis beddomei is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats in southern India. The nominal species might be a composite of several cryptic species. It is also known as the yellow-striped caecilian, Beddome's caecilian, or Nilgherries caecilian. "
Bombay caecilian Bombay caecilian
( Ichthyophis bombayensis )
"The Bombay caecilian is an amphibian found in India. This rather large species is found in the northern Western Ghats. The eyes are distinct and surrounded by a light ring. The tentacle is placed closer to the lip than the eye. A dark brown or greyish-brown species, it has no lateral stripes. "
Kodagu striped caecilian Kodagu striped caecilian
( Ichthyophis kodaguensis )
"Ichthyophis kodaguensis, also known as the Kodagu striped Ichthyophis, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. All confirmed records are from southern Karnataka state, although it is also reported from adjacent Kerala. "
Long-headed caecilian Long-headed caecilian
( Ichthyophis longicephalus )
"Ichthyophis longicephalus, the long-headed caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. The body is dark violet-brown, and lighter ventrally. A yellow lateral stripe starts at the neck and reaches the tip of the tail. Small, yellow patches are also found on the sides of the neck. A midventral line formed by the breaking of annulli ventrally extends from the neck to the vent. The long head has distinct eyes, and the tentacles are close to the lip and eye. The nostrils are at the tip of the snout and visible from above. The upper jaw overhangs the lower jaw. The species is found in Kerala. "
Three-colored caecilian Three-colored caecilian
( Ichthyophis tricolor )
"Ichthyophis tricolor, the three-colored caecilian or Maddatorai caecilian, is an amphibian endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its taxonomic status is unclear, including its relationship with Ichthyophis beddomei and the possibility of cryptic species. "
Chengalam caecilian Chengalam caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus interruptus )
"Uraeotyphlus interruptus, also known as the Chengalam caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India and is only known from its type locality, Chengalam village in Kerala. "
Malabar tailed caecilian Malabar tailed caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus malabaricus )
"Uraeotyphlus malabaricus is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is known from its type locality, ""Malabar"" in Kerala, and from the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu. It is known with several common names: Malabar tailed caecilian, Nilgiris caecilian, Malabar caecilian, and white-lipped caecilian. "
Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian Kerala caecilian, Menon's caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus menoni )
"Uraeotyphlus menoni, also known as Menon's caecilian or Kerala caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the state of Kerala in the Western Ghats, India. The specific name menoni honours K. Ramunni Menon, collector of the holotype who later became the vice-chancellor of the University of Madras. "
Narayan's caecilian Narayan's caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus narayani )
"Uraeotyphlus narayani, or Narayan's caecilian, is a species of caecilian endemic to the Western Ghats of India. "
Bonnacord caecilian Bonnacord caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus oommeni )
"Uraeotyphlus oommeni, sometimes known as the Oommen's caecilian, Oommen's Uraeotyphlus, or Bonnacord caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. Within Uraeotyphlus, it belongs to the U. malabaricus group showing no obvious external differentiation between primary and higher-order annuli. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats and only known from its type locality, Bonaccord, Thiruvananthapuram district, southern Kerala. Very little is known about this species known only from a single specimen collected from an imprecise location. "
Red caecilian Red caecilian
( Uraeotyphlus oxyurus )
"Uraeotyphlus oxyurus, the red caecilian, is a species of caecilian endemic to India. "
Peria Peak caecilian Peria Peak caecilian
( Gegeneophis carnosus )
"Gegeneophis carnosus is a species of caecilian found in Karnataka and Kerala states, India. Its common name Periah Peak caecilian refers to its type locality, though it is also known under names blind caecilian and pink blind caecilian. "

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