Amphibia Fauna of Assam, A Checklist

Contributed By:

Dr. Saibal Sengupta

Assam Don Bosco University, Tapesia Gardens, Kamarkuchi, Sonapur, Tepesia, Assam 782402

Dr. Abhijit Das

WiIldlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Amphibian species of Assam with their common English names are listed here. A total of 65 species belonging to nine families have been identified.

ANURA

 Bufonidae

1. Duttaphrynus himalayanus (Himalayan Toad)
2. Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Common Asian Toad) 
3. Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Marbled Toad)

Hylidae 

1. Hyla annectans (Indian Hylid Frog)

Megophryidae

1. Leptobrachium smithi (Red eyed Frog)
2. Megophrys major (Great Horned Frog)
3. Megophrys megacephala (Big Headed Horned Frog)
4. Megophrys serchhipii (Serchhipii Horned Frog)

Microhylidae

1. Kalophrynus orangensis (Orang Sticky Frog)
2. Kaloula assamensis (Assamese Balloon Frog) 
3. Kaloula pulchra (Painted Balloon Frog)
4. Micryletta aishani (Northeast Indian Paddy Frog)
5. Microhyla berdmorei (Burmese Pigmy Frog)
6. Microhyla mymensinghensis (Mymensingh Narrow-mouthed Frog) 
7. Microhyla nilphamariensis (Nilphamarai Narrow-mouthed Frog) 
8. Uperodon glubolosus (Indian Baloon Frog) 
9. Uperodon taprobanica (Sri Lankan Balloon Frog)

Dicrogossidae

1. Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Indian Skipping Frog) 
2. Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon’s Bull Frog)
3. Hoplobatrachus litoralis (Hasan’s Bull Frog) 
4. Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian Bull Frog)
5.  Ingerana borealis (Northern Trickle Frog)
6. Limnonectes khasianus (Khasi Hill’s Frog) 
7. Minervarya asmati (Bangladeshi Cricket Frog)
8. Minervarya nepalensis (Nepal Cricket Frog)
9. Minervarya pierrei (Pierre’d Cricket Frog)
10. Minervarya syhadrensis (Syhadra Cricket Frog)
11. Minervarya teraiensis (Terai Cricket Frog)

Ranidae

1. Amolops assamensis (Assamese Cascade Frog) 
2. Amolops formosus (Beautiful Cascade Frog)
3. Amolops gerbillus (Gerbil Cascade Frog) 
4. Amolops marmoratus (Marbled Cascade Frog)
5. Clinotarsus alticola (Point-nosed Frog) 
6. Humerana humeralis (Bhamo Frog)
7. Hydrophylax leptoglossa (Assam Forest Frog) 
8. Hylarana taipehensis (Taipeh Frog)
9. Hylarana tytleri (Leaf Frog) 
10. Odorrana chloronota (Green-backed Stream Frog)
11. Odorrana livida (Large Odorous Frog) 
12. Pterorana khare (Khare’s Stream Frog)
13. Sylvirana nigrovittata (Black Spotted Frog)

Rhacophoridae

1. Chirixalus simus (Annandale’s Pigmy Tree Frog) 
2. Chirixalus nongkhorensis (Nongkhor Pigmy Tree Frog)
3. Feihyla vittata (Two Striped Pigmy Tree Frog) 
4. Kurixalus naso (Sharp Nosed Tree Frog)
5. Philautus garo (Garo Hill Bush Frog) 
6. Philautus microdiscus (Kobo Bubble-nest Frog)
7. Philautus namdaphaensis (Namdapha Bush Frog) 
8. Raorchestes annadali (Darjeeling Bush Frog)
9. Raorchestes andersonii (Anderson's Bush Frog) 
10. Polypedates assamensis (Assam Tree Frog
11. Polypedates himalayensis (Himalayan Tree Frog) 
12. Polypedates taeniatus (Bengal Whipping Tree Frog)
13. Polypedates teraiensi (Terai Tree Frog) 
14. Rhacophorus bipunctatus (Twin Spotted Tree Frog)
15. Rhacophorus rhodopus (Red Webbed Tree Frog) 
16. Rhacophorus tuberculatus (Tuberculate Tree frog)
17.  Theloderma baibungense (Baibung Small Treefrog)
18. Theloderma moloch (Eerie Tree Frog)
19. Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Large Tree Frog)
20. Zhangixalus suffry (Suffry Red-webbed Tree Frog)

GYMNOPHIONA

Chikilidae

1. Chikilia fuller (Fuller's Caecilian) 
2. Chikilia gaiduwani (Gaiduwan's Chikila) 

 Ichthyophidae

1. Ichthyophis garoensis (Garo Hills Caecilian) 
2. Ichthyophis moustakius (Manipur Moustached Ichthyophis)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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