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Amphibian Species

amphibian species
 

List of amphibian species present in Singapore


NoSpecies NameCommon NameStatus
Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians) | Family Ichthyophiidae (Oriental caecilians)
1 Ichthyophis paucisulcus Sumatran Striped Caecilian Native
Order Anura (Frogs and toads) | Family Bufonidae (Toads)
2

Duttaphrynus melanostictus  (formerly Bufo melanostictus)                        

Asian Toad Native
3 Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus (formerly Bufo quadriporcatus) Four-ridged Toad Native
4 Pelophryne signata (formerly Pelophryne brevipes) Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet Native
Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs and relatives)
5 Leptobrachium nigrops Black-eyed Litter Frog Native
6 Megophrys nasuta Malayan Horned Frog Native
Family Ranidae ('True' frogs)
7 Fejervarya cancrivora Crab-eating Frog Native
8 Fejervarya limnocharis Field Frog Native
9 Limnonectes blythii Malayan Giant Frog Native
10 Limnonectes malesianus Malesian Frog Native
11 Limnonectes paramacrodon Masked Swamp Frog Native
12 Limnonectes plicatellus Rhinoceros Frog Native
13 Occidozyga sumatranus Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog Native
14 Rana baramica Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog Native
15 Rana catesbeiana American Bullfrog Introduced
16 Rana laterimaculata Masked Rough-sided Frog Native
17 Rana chalconota Copper-cheeked Frog Native
18 Rana erythraea Common Greenback Native
Family Rhacophoridae (Gliding frogs and relatives)
19 Nyctixalus pictus Spotted Tree Frog Native
20 Polypedates leucomystax Four-lined Tree Frog Native
21 Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus Blue-legged Tree Frog Native
22 Theloderma horridum Thorny Tree Frog Native
Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)
23 Kalophrynus pleurostigma Black-spotted Sticky Frog Native
24 Kaloula pulchra Banded Bull Frog Introduced
25 Microhyla butleri Painted Chorus Frog Native
26 Microhyla fissipes East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog  Introduced 
27 Microhyla heymonsi Dark-sided Chorus Frog  Native 
28 Microhyla mantheyi Manthey's Chorus Frog  Native 

Reference

Lim, K.K.P. & Lim, F.L.K. (1992). A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Science Centre.

Teo, R.C.H. & Rajathurai, S. (1997). Mammals, reptiles and amphibians in the Nature Reserves of Singapore – Diversity, abundance and distribution. In Chan, L & Corlett, R.T. (Eds), Biodiversity in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. (pp. 353 – 425). Singapore: National Parks Board.

Acknowledgement

Thanks to Kelvin Lim, RMBR and Leong Tze Ming, NParks for reviewing the list.

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Information is Updated on 19/05/2013