Amphibian

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is intended to be published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book in future.
You may find information regarding the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Red Data Book version 2 (RDB2) and Red Data Book version 3 (RDB3) conservation statuses. The IUCN conservation status is assessed globally while the RDB2 and RDB3 conservation statuses are assessed locally.
The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing on-line for the taxon.
Checklist of amphibians from Singapore
S/N |
Order |
Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
RDB2 Status |
RDB3 Status |
1 |
Gymnophiona |
Icthyophiidae |
Icthyophis sp. |
Asian Striped Caecilian |
CR |
CR |
2 |
Anura |
Bufonidae |
Duttaphrynus melanostictus |
Asian Toad |
Not Listed |
LC |
3 |
Anura |
Bufonidae |
Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus |
Four-ridged Toad |
Not Listed |
VU |
4 |
Anura |
Bufonidae |
Pelophryne ingeri |
Inger's Cross Toadlet |
CR |
CR |
5 |
Anura |
Megophryidae |
Megophrys nasuta |
Malayan Horned Frog |
EN |
CR |
6 |
Anura |
Megophryidae |
Leptobrachium nigrops |
Black-eyed Litter Frog |
Not Listed |
NT |
7 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Fejervarya limnocharis |
Field Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
8 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Fejervarya cancrivora |
Crab-eating Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
9 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Limnonectes blythii |
Malayan Giant Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
10 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Limnonectes paramacrodon |
Lesser Swamp Frog |
EN |
CR |
11 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Limnonectes plicatellus |
Rhinoceros Frog |
EN |
CR |
12 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Limnonectes malesianus |
Malesian Frog |
Not Listed |
NT |
13 |
Anura |
Dicroglossidae |
Occidozyga sumatrana |
Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog |
Not Listed |
NT |
14 |
Anura |
Ranidae |
Hylarana erythraea |
Common Greenback |
Not Listed |
LC |
15 |
Anura |
Ranidae |
Chalcorana labialis |
Copper-cheeked Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
16 |
Anura |
Ranidae |
Pulchrana laterimaculata |
Masked Rough-sided Frog |
Not Listed |
NT |
17 |
Anura |
Ranidae |
Pulchrana baramica |
Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog |
VU |
VU |
18 |
Anura |
Rhacophoridae |
Polypedates leucomystax |
Common Tree Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
19 |
Anura |
Rhacophoridae |
Nyctixalus pictus |
Cinnamon Bush Frog |
VU |
VU |
20 |
Anura |
Rhacophoridae |
Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus |
Blue-legged Bush Frog |
CR |
CR |
21 |
Anura |
Rhacophoridae |
Theloderma horridum |
Thorny Bush Frog |
CR |
CR |
22 |
Anura |
Microhylidae |
Kalophrynus limbooliati |
Limbooliat's Sticky Frog |
VU |
VU |
23 |
Anura |
Microhylidae |
Micryletta subaraji |
Subaraj's Paddy Frog |
Not Listed |
CR |
24 |
Anura |
Microhylidae |
Microhyla butleri |
Painted Chorus Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
25 |
Anura |
Microhylidae |
Microhyla heymonsi |
Dark-sided Chorus Frog |
Not Listed |
LC |
26 |
Anura |
Microhylidae |
Microhyla mantheyi |
Manthey's Chorus Frog |
CR |
VU |
The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:
|
Category
|
Abbreviation
|
Criteria
|
Not Threatened
|
Least Concern
|
LC
|
Not approaching the above criteria
|
Near-Threatened
|
NT
|
Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria
|
Threatened
|
Vulnerable
|
VU
|
There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
|
Endangered
|
EN
|
There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
|
Critically Endangered
|
CR
|
There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
|
Extirpation
&
Extinction
|
Presumed Nationally Extinct
|
NEx
|
The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
|
Globally Extinct
|
EX
|
The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
|
Other Categories
|
Data Deficient
|
DD
|
Inadequate information to make an informed assessment
|
Not Applicable
|
NA
|
Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
|
Not Evaluated
|
NE
|
Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
|
Not Listed
|
NL
|
Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason
|
Reference
Growenewoud, D., & Law, I. S. (2016). First record of greenhouse frog in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016, 59.
Law, I. S., Thomas, N., & Law, I. T. (2019). Discovery of the inornate chorus frog, Micryletta inornata, in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2019, 5.
NSS Vertebrate Study Group. (2014). A Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals of Singapore.