# List of amphibians of Kerala

This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India.

## Order: Anura (frogs)
### Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
#### Genus: Duttaphrynus
##### Duttaphrynus beddomii (Beddome's toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Duttaphrynus melanostictus (common Asian toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Duttaphrynus microtympanum (southern hill toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Duttaphrynus parietalis (Indian toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Mating

##### Duttaphrynus scaber (Ferguson's toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Calling

##### Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis (Silent Valley toad)
#### Genus: Ghatophryne
##### Ghatophryne ornata (Malabar torrent toad)

* Dorsal view
* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Ghatophryne rubigina (Kerala stream toad)

* Lateral view
* Front view

#### Genus: Pedostibes
##### Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar tree toad)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Calling
* Calling

### Family: Dicroglossidae (fork-tongued frogs)
#### Genus: Euphlyctis
##### Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (skittering frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Euphlyctis hexadactylus (green pond frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

#### Genus: Hoplobatrachus
##### Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon's bullfrog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indian bullfrog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

#### Genus: Minervarya
##### Minervarya sahyadris (Minervarya frog)

* Lateral view
* Front view

#### Genus: Sphaerotheca
##### Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian burrowing frog)

* Lateral view
* Front view

#### Genus: Zakerana
##### Zakerana keralensis (Kerala warty frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Zakerana rufescens (Malabar wart frog)

* Lateral view

### Family: Micrixalidae (dancing frogs)
#### Genus: Micrixalus
##### Micrixalus adonis

* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus elegans (elegant dancing frog)

* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus fuscus (dusky torrent frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus gadgili (Gadgil's torrent frog)

* lateral view

##### Micrixalus nelliyampathi (Nelliyampathi torrent frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus phyllophilus (pink-thighed torrent frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus saxicola (Malabar torrent frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Micrixalus thampii (Thampi's torrent frog)

* Lateral view

### Family: Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)
#### Genus: Melanobatrachus
##### Melanobatrachus indicus (black microhylid frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

#### Genus: Microhyla
##### Microhyla ornata (ornate narrow-mouthed frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Microhyla rubra (reddish narrow-mouthed frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Microhyla sholigari (Sholigari Microhylid frog)

* Dorsal view
* Front view

#### Genus: Uperodon
##### Uperodon anamalaiensis (Anamalai dot/balloon frog)

* Lateral view

##### Uperodon globulosus (Indian balloon frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Uperodon montanus (Jerdon's balloon frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Uperodon systoma (marbled balloon frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Uperodon taprobanica (painted frog)

* Lateral view

##### Uperodon triangularis (Malabar frog)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Uperodon variegata (variegated frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

### Family: Nasikabatrachidae (purple frogs)
#### Genus: Nasikabatrachus
##### Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (purple frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view
* Front view
* Mating

### Family: Nyctibatrachidae (night frogs)
#### Genus: Nyctibatrachus
##### Nyctibatrachus beddomii (Beddome's night frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Nyctibatrachus deccanensis (Deccan night frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view
* Ventral view

##### Nyctibatrachus grandis (Grandi's night frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis (Kempholey night frog)

* Lateral view
* Tadpole

##### Nyctibatrachus major (Malabar night frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view

##### Nyctibatrachus minimus (miniature night frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Nyctibatrachus minor (Kerala night frog)

* Lateral view

##### Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni (VUB night frog)
### Family: Ranidae (True frogs)
#### Genus: Clinotarsus
##### Clinotarsus curtipes (bicolored frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

#### Genus: Hydrophylax
##### Hydrophylax malabaricus (fungoid frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

#### Genus: Indosylvirana
##### Indosylvirana aurantiaca (Boulenger's golden backed frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Mating

##### Indosylvirana magna (large golden backed frog)

* Lateral view

##### Indosylvirana sreeni (Sreeni's golden backed frog)

* Lateral view

##### Indosylvirana urbis (urban golden backed frog)

* Lateral view
* Front view

### Family: Ranixalidae (leaping frogs)
#### Genus: Indirana
##### Indirana beddomii (Beddome's leaping frog)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view

##### Indirana diplosticta (spotted leaping frog)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Indirana phrynoderma (toad skinned leaping frog)

* Lateral view

##### Indirana semipalmata (toad skinned leaping frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view
* Lateral view
* Tadpole

### Family: Rhacophoridae (tree frogs)
#### Genus: Beddomixalus
##### Beddomixalus bijui (Kadalar swamp frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

#### Ghatixalus magnus (large-sized Ghat tree frog)

* Lateral view

##### Ghatixalus asterops (Ghat tree frog)

* Lateral view

##### Ghatixalus variabilis (green tree frog)

* Lateral view

#### Genus: Mercurana
##### Mercurana myristicapalustris (Myristica swamp frog)

* Lateral view
* Front view

#### Genus: Polypedates
##### Polypedates maculatus (Indian tree frog)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Polypedates occidentalis (western/charpa tree frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Polypedates pseudocruciger (false hour-glass tree frog)

* Dorsal view
* Front view

#### Genus: Pseudophilautus
##### Pseudophilautus kani (kani bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Waynad bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Calling

#### Genus: Raorchestes
##### Raorchestes agasthyaensis (Agasthiamalai bush frog)

* Amplexus

##### Raorchestes akroparallagi (variable bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Calling

##### Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Calling
* Mating

##### Raorchestes archeos (archaic bush frog)

* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes beddomii (Beddome's bush frog)

* Illustration
* Calling

##### Raorchestes blandus (pleasant bush frog)

* Calling

##### Raorchestes bobingeri (Bob Inger's bush frog)

* Front view

##### Raorchestes chalazodes (chalazodes bubble-nest frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Raorchestes charius (Seshachar's bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes chlorosomma (green-eyed bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes chotta (small bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes chromasynchysi (confusing green bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes crustai (bark bush frog)

* Lateral view
* Female
* Calling
* Mating

##### Raorchestes dubois (Kodaikanal bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes flaviventris (yellow-bellied bush frog)

* Illustration
* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes glandulosus (glandular bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes graminirupes (Ponmudi bush frog)

* Calling

##### Raorchestes griet (Griet bush frog)

* Lateral view
* Calling

##### Raorchestes jayarami (Jayaram's bush frog)

* Calling

##### Raorchestes johnceei (Johnceei's bush frog)

* Dorsal view

##### Raorchestes kadalarensis (Kadalar bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes kaikatti (Kaikatt's bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes kakachi (Kakachi bush frog)

* lateral view
* lateral view

##### Raorchestes manohari (beautiful reed bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes marki (Mark's bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes munnarensis (Munnar bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes nerostagona (Kalpetta yellow bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes ochlandrae (ochlandrae reed bush frog)

* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Raorchestes ponmudi (large Ponmudi bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view
* Calling

##### Raorchestes ravii (Ravi's bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes resplendens (resplendent shrub frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Raorchestes signatus (star-eyed bush frog)

* Lateral view
* Illustration
* Front view
* Ventral view

##### Raorchestes sushili (Sushil's bush frog)

* Dorsal view

##### Raorchestes tinniens (Nilgiri bush frog)

* Illustration
* Dorsal view

##### Raorchestes travancoricus (Travancore bush frog)

* Lateral view

##### Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kudremukh bush frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Raorchestes uthamani (Uthaman's reed bush frog)

* Lateral view

#### Genus: Rhacophorus
##### Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

##### Rhacophorus lateralis (small tree frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view (male)
* Lateral view (female)
* Front view

##### Rhacophorus malabaricus (Malabar gliding frog)

* Dorsal view
* Ventral view
* Lateral view
* Calling
* Front view
* Mating

##### Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus (false Malabar gliding frog)

* Dorsal view
* Lateral view
* Front view

## Order: Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
### Family: Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic tailed caecilians)
#### Genus: Ichthyophis
##### Ichthyophis bombayensis (Bombay caecilian)

* Head