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The amphibians of Nepal represent a variety of species, including:
Anura (frogs and toads) edit
True frogs edit
- Assam sucker frog (Amolops formosus)[1]
- Himalaya sucker frog (Amolops himalanus)
- Yembung sucker frog (Amolops gerbillus)
- Marbled sucker frog (Amolops marmoratus)
- Mountain sucker frog (Amolops monticola)
- Humerana humeralis
- Black striped frog (Sylvirana nigrovittata)
True toads edit
Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae
- Marbled toad (Duttaphrynus stomaticus)
- Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Fork-tongued frogs edit
Order: Anura Family: Dicroglossidae
- Indian skitter frog (Euphlyctis cyanphlyctis)
- Jerdon's bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus crassus)
- Asian bullfrog ( Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)
- Northern frog (Ingerana borealis)
- Annandale's paa frog (Nanorana annandalii)
- Arnold's paa frog (Nanorana arnoldi)
- Blandford's paa frog (Nanorana blanfordii)
- Torrent paa frog (Nanorana ercepeae)
- Sikkim paa frog (Nanorana liebigii)
- Nepal paa frog (Nanorana minica)
- Mountain slow frog (Nanorana parkeri)
- Langtana paa frog (Nanorana polunini)
- Rara paa frog (Narorana rarica)
- Dubois' paa frog (Nanorana rostandi)
- Ombrana sikimensis
- Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps)
- Sphaerotheca swani
- Sphaerotheca maskeyi
- Nepal cricket frog (Zakerana nepalensis)
- Pierre's cricket frog (Zakerana syhadrensis)
- Long legged cricket frog (Zakarena syhadrensis)
- Terai cricket frog (Zakerana teraiensis)
Narrow-mouthed frogs edit
Order: Anura Family: Microhylidae
- Indian painted bullfrog (Uperodon taprobanicus)
- Ornamented pygmy frog (Microhyla ornata)
Shrub frogs edit
Order: Anura Family: Rhacophoridae
- Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
- Annandale's bush frog (Raorchestes annandalii)
- Nepal flying frog (Zhangixalus smaragdinus)
Goose frogs edit
Order: Anura Family: Megophryidae
- Himalayan stream frog (Scutiger boulengeri)
- Nepal lazy toad (Scutiger nepalensis)
- Scutiger nyingchiensis
- Sikkim lazy toad (Scutiger sikimmensis)
- Small spadefoot toad (Megophrys parva)
- Bengal spadefoot toad (Megophrys robusta)
Gymnophiona (caecilians and relatives) edit
Family: Ichthyophiidae
- Darjeeling caecilians (Ichthyophis sikkimensis)
Urodela (salamanders and relatives) edit
Family: Salamandridae
- Himalayan newt (Tylototriton verrucosus)
References edit
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Amolops formosus (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2 February 2024.