List of amphibians of Thailand

The following is a list of amphibians of Thailand. There are more than 160 species recorded.

Species list edit

The following table is a checklist of amphibians of Thailand, with geographic ranges, citations, and Thai names included.[1]

Scientific name Family Common name Thai name Geographical range Citation
Tylototriton uyenoi Salamandridae - กระท่าง, จักกิ้มน้ำ, จักก่าน้ำ North (Chiang Mai) Nishikawa et al., 2013
Tylototriton panhai Salamandridae - กระท่าง, จักกิ้มน้ำ, จักก่าน้ำ Northeast (Phitsanulok and Loei) Nishikawa et al., 2013
Caudacaecilia asplenia Ichthyophiidae Malayan Caecilian ขียดงูมลายู South (Yala) (Taylor, 1965)
Caudacaecilia larutensis Ichthyophiidae Larut Hill Caecilian เขียดงูบาลา South (Narathiwat) (Taylor, 1960)
Ichthyophis acuminatus Ichthyophiidae Pointed-snouted Caecilian เขียดงูหัวแหลม North (Lampang) Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Ichthyophiidae Ko Tao Caecilian เขียดงูเกาะเต่า Southeast, southwest and south Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis supachaii Ichthyophiidae Supachai's Caecilian เขียดงูศุภชัย South (Nakhon Sri Thammarat) Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis youngorum Ichthyophiidae Doi Suthep Caecilian เขียดงูดอยสุเทพ North (Chang Mai) Taylor, 1960
Amolops larutensis Ranidae Larut Torrent Frog ปาดลายหินเมืองใต้ South (Boulenger, 1899)
Amolops marmoratus Ranidae Northern Cascade Frog ปาดคลายหินเมืองเหนือ Northwest (Blyth, 1855)
Amolops archotaphus Ranidae Doi Inthanon Rock Frog กบชะง่อนหินอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai) Inger and Chanard, 1997
Amolops panhai Ranidae Tenasserim Cascade Frog Burma border from Ranong to Mae Wong National Park Matsui and Nabhitabhata 2006
Huia melasma Ranidae Siamese Cascade Frog North and west Stuart, FL and Chan-ard, T, 2005
Alcalus tasanae Ranidae Tasan Frog กบท่าสาน Central peninsula (Smith, 1921)
Nanorana aenea Dicroglossidae Doi Chang Frog กบดอยช้าง North (Smith, 1922)
Hoplobatrachus rugulosus Dicroglossidae Rugose Frog กบนา, กบเนื้อ widespread (Wiegmann, 1835)
Ingerana tenasserimensis Dicroglossidae Tenasserim Frog กบตะนาวศรี Southwest and south (Sclater, 1892)
Fejervarya chiangmaiensis Dicroglossidae - North (Chiang Mai) Suwannapoom et al., 2016
Fejervarya cancrivora Dicroglossidae Mangrove Frog widespread except north (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Fejervarya limnocharis Dicroglossidae Field Frog กบหนอง, เขียดอีโม่, เขียดบักโม่ widespread (Boie, 1835)
Fejervarya raja Dicroglossidae Rajah Frog กบราชา South (Smith, 1930)
Fejervarya triora Dicroglossidae Sandstone Frog Northeast (Ubon Ratchathani) Stuart, BL, Chuaynkern, Y, Chan-ard, T and Inger, RF, 2006
Limnonectes blythii Dicroglossidae Blyth's Giant Frog กบทูด, เขียวแลว North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1920)
Limnonectes malesianus Dicroglossidae Malaysian Peat Frog กบทูดมลายู Extreme south (Kiew, 1984)
Limnonectes paramacrodon Dicroglossidae Peat Swamp Frog กบป่าพรุ South (Narathiwat) (Inger, 1966)
Limnonectes taylori Dicroglossidae Taylor's Frog Northwest Matsui et al. (2010)
Limnonectes jarujini Dicroglossidae Jarujin's Frog West Matsui M, Panha S, Khonsue W and Kuraishi N 2010
Limnonectes megastomias Dicroglossidae Korat Big-mouthed Frog Northeast McLeod DS, 2008
Limnonectes isanensis Dicroglossidae Isan Big-headed Frog Northeast (Loei) McLeod DS, Kelly JK and Barley A, 2012
Limnonectes limborgi Dicroglossidae Limborg's Frog กบกา West (Sclater, 1892)
Limnonectes laticeps Dicroglossidae Rivulet Frog Extreme south Frost, D.R. 2013
Limnonectes doriae Dicroglossidae Doria's Frog กบดอร์เรีย North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1887)
Limnonectes kohchangae Dicroglossidae Ko Chang Frog กบเกาะช้าง Southeast (Smith, 1922)
Limnonectes macrognathus Dicroglossidae Large-headed Frog กบหัวโต Peninsula, Phuket and maybe north (Boulenger, 1917)
Limnonectes gyldenstolpei Dicroglossidae Capped Frog กบหงอน, กบหัวโล่, กบหอน widespread (Boulenger, 1916)
Limnonectes plicatellus Dicroglossidae Rhinoceros Frog กบแรด, กบหงอนมลายู South (Stoliczka, 1873)
Limnonectes lauhachindai Dicroglossidae Lauhachinda's Fanged Frog Northeast (Ubon Ratchathani) Aowphol, A, Rujirawan, A, Taksintum, W, Chuaynkern, Y and Stuart, BL, 2015
Limnonectes hascheanus Dicroglossidae Stoliczka's Frog กบป่าไผ่ Southwest and south (Stoliczka, 1870)
Occidozyga laevis Dicroglossidae Spotted Puddle Frog เขียดลื่น Extreme south (Günther, 1859)
Occidozyga lima Dicroglossidae Common Puddle Frog เขียดจะนา, เขียดจ่านา South (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Occidozyga magnapustulosus Dicroglossidae Pearl-tipped Pustuled Puddle Frog North and northeast (Taylor and Elbel, 1958)
Occidozyga martensii Dicroglossidae Martens's Puddle Frog เขียดทราย, เขียดหลังปุ่ม widespread (Peters, 1867)
Quasipaa bourreti Dicroglossidae Bourret's Frog กบเวียดนาม Northwest (Dubois, 1987)
Quasipaa fasciculispina Dicroglossidae Spiny-breasted Frog กบอกหนาม, กบแรด Southeast (Inger, 1970)
Clinotarsus penelope Ranidae Hill Frog กบเขาสูง Southwest and south Boulenger, 1882
Amnirana nicobariensis Ranidae Nicobar Cricket Frog กบนิโคบาร์ South (Stoliczka, 1870)
Odorrana hosii Ranidae Hose's Frog กบชะง่อนหินภาคใต้ South Boulenger, 1891
Odorrana chloronota Ranidae Chloronate Huia Frog West, central and northeast (Günther, 1875)
Odorrana schmackeri Ranidae Schmaker's Frog กบดอยอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai) Boettger, 1892
Odorrana andersonii Ranidae Anderson's Frog กบแอนเดอสัน North (Chiang Mai) Boulenger, 1882
Odorrana aureola Ranidae Phu Luang Rock Frog Northeast (Loei) Stuart, BL, Chuaynkern, Y, Chan-ard, T and Inger, RF, 2006
Odorrana indeprensa Ranidae Khao Yai Rock Frog Northeast (Nakhon Ratchasima) (Bain and Stuart, 2006)
Odorrana nasica Ranidae Vietnamese Frog North and west (Boulenger, 1903)
Chalcorana eschatia Ranidae - Peninsula and Phuket Inger RF, Stuart BL and Iskandar DT, 2009
Chalcorana scutigera Ranidae - South (Andersson, 1916)
Abavorana luctuosa Ranidae Mahogany Frog กบเขาท้องลาย South (Peters, 1871)
Indosylvirana milleti Ranidae Millet's Frog กบเขาใหญ่ Central, east and southeast Smith, 1921
Hylarana faber Ranidae Chanthaburi Stream Frog กบเขาสอยดาว Southeast (Chanthaburi) Smith, 1921
Hylarana erythraea Ranidae Green-backed Frog กบบัว, เขียดจิก widespread (Schlegel, 1837)
Hylarana macrodactyla Ranidae Stripe-backed Frog กบหลังขีด widespread (Günther, 1859)
Hylarana taipehensis Ranidae Taiwanese Frog กบไต้หวัน North, northeast and east Van Denburgh, 1909
Hydrophylax leptoglossa Ranidae Cope's Frog กบสังขละ West (Cope, 1868)
Rana johnsi Ranidae Johns's Frog กบสีชมพู Northeast (Loei) Smith, 1921
Pelophylax lateralis Ranidae Yellow Frog กบหลังไพล, เขียดเหลือง, กบเหลือง widespread except south Boulenger, 1887
Pulchrana glandulosa Ranidae Rough-sided Frog กบว๊ากใหญ่, หมาน้ำ South Boulenger, 1882
Pulchrana banjarana Ranidae Banjaran Frog South (Yala) Leong and Lim 2003
Pulchrana laterimaculata Ranidae Masked Rough-sided Frog South (Narathiwat) Leong, TM, Matsui, M, Yong, HS and Hamid, AA, 2003
Pulchrana signata Ranidae Spotted Stream Frog South (Günther, 1872)
Sylvirana nigrovittata Ranidae Dark-sided Frog กบอ่อง, เขียดอ่อง, เขียดโงด, เขียดโง่ widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Sylvirana cubitalis Ranidae Dark-eared Frog กบหูดำ widespread Smith, 1917
Sylvirana mortenseni Ranidae Mortensen's Frog Southeast (Khao Yai to Ko Chang) Chen, Murphy, Lathrop, Ngo, Orlov, Ho, and Somorjai. 2005
Humerana miopus Ranidae Three-striped Frog กบหลังลายเฉียง South Boulenger, 1918
Babina chapaensis Ranidae Glandular-sided Frog Northeast
Brachytarsophrys carinensis Megophryidae Burmese Horned Frog อึ่งกรายข้างแถบ North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1889)
Brachytarsophrys feae Megophryidae Fae's Horned Frog อึ่งกรายพม่า North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1887)
Leptobrachium chapaense Megophryidae White-eyed Litter Frog อึ่งกรายตาขาว North (Chiang Mai) (Bourret, 1937)
Leptobrachium hendricksoni Megophryidae Spotted Litter Frog อึ่งกรายลายจุด South Taylor, 1962
Leptobrachium smithi Megophryidae Smith's Litter Frog อึ่งกรายลายเลอะ widespread Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1999
Leptolalax bourreti Megophryidae Bourret's Litter Frog North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax gracilis Megophryidae Gracile Litter Frog อึ่งกรายทองผาภูมิ West (Kanchanaburi) (Gunther, 1872)
Leptolalax heteropus Megophryidae Variable Litter Frog อึ่งกรายหลากสี Extreme south (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax pelodytoides Megophryidae Mud Litter Frog North and west (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax melanoleucus Megophryidae - South (Surat Thani) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax fuliginosus Megophryidae - Peninsula (Prachuap Khiri Khan) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax solus Megophryidae - South (Yala and Nakhon Sri Thammarat) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax minimus Megophryidae - North (Chiang Mai) Taylor, 1962
Megophrys nasuta Megophryidae Long-nosed Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวแหลม South (Schlegel, 1858)
Megophrys aceras Megophryidae Malayan Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวมน South (Boulenger, 1903)
Megophrys longipes Megophryidae Slender-legged Horned Frog อึ่งกรายขายาว South (Boulenger, 1886)
Megophrys major Megophryidae Greater Stream Horned Frog North, northeast and southwest Boulenger, 1908
Megophrys minor Megophryidae Dwarf Horned Frog อึ่งกรายแคระ North (Chiang Mai) Stejneger, 1926
Megophrys parva Megophryidae Lesser Stream Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวยเล็ก North and southwest (Boulenger, 1893)
Megophrys lekaguli Megophryidae Chanthaburi Horned Frog Southeast Stuart BL, Chuaynkern Y, Chan-ard T and Inger RF, 2006
Megophrys sp. nov. Megophryidae - South (Surat Thani)
Megophrys takensis Megophryidae Tak Horned Frog West Mahony, S, 2011
Ophryophryne microstoma Megophryidae Narrow-mouthed Horned Frog อึ่งกรายปากแคบ North (Nan) Boulenger, 1903
Ansonia inthanon Bufonidae Inthanon Stream Toad คางคกหัวยอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai) Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1998
Ansonia kraensis Bufonidae Kra Stream Toad Isthmus of Kra Matsui M, Khonsue W, Nabhitabhata J. 2005
Ansonia malayana Bufonidae Malayan Stream Toad คางคกห้วยมลายู Extreme south Inger, 1960
Ansonia siamensis Bufonidae Siamese Stream Toad คางคกห้วยไทย South (Trang) Kiew, 1985, 1884
Ansonia khaochangensis Bufonidae Khao Chang Stream Toad South (Phang Nga)
Ansonia sp. nov. Bufonidae - South (Phuket)
Phrynoidis aspera Bufonidae River Toad จงโคร่ง, หมาน้ำ, กะทาหอง, กง widespread Gravenhorst, 1829
Ingerophrynus macrotis Bufonidae Flat-headed Toad คางตกหัวราบ, คางคกเหลือง widespread Boulenger, 1887
Ingerophrynus parvus Bufonidae Indochinese Dwarf Toad คางคกแคระ, คางคกไฟ widespread Boulenger, 1887
Duttaphrynus melanostictus Bufonidae Black-spined Toad คางคกบ้าน, ขี้คางคาก, คางคาก widespread (Schneider, 1799)
Leptophryne borbonica Bufonidae Slender-legged Stream Toad คางคกขายาว South (Tschudi, 1838)
Rentapia hosii Bufonidae Malayan Brown Toad คางคกต้นไม้ Extreme south (Boulenger, 1892)
Hyla annectans Hylidae Indian Leaf Frog ปาดเมืองจีน North (Mae Hong Son) (Jerdon, 1870)
Chiromantis doriae Rhacophoridae Doria's Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วหลังขีด North Boulenger, 1893
Chiromantis nongkhorensis Rhacophoridae Nong Khor Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วลายแต้ม East, southeast and southwest (Cochran, 1927)
Chiromantis sp. nov. Rhacophoridae - South (Chumphon)
Feihyla vittata Rhacophoridae Burmese Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วพม่า widespread (Boulenger, 1887)
Feihyla hansenae Rhacophoridae Hansen's Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วป่าตะวันออก North, northeast and east (Cochran, 1927)
Gracixalus carinensis Rhacophoridae Karin Hills Bush Frog ปาดแคระหลังขีด North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1893)
Gracixalus gracilipes Rhacophoridae Slender-legged Bush Frog ปาดแคระขาเรียว North (Chiang Mai) Bourret, 1937
Gracixalus seesom Rhacophoridae - West Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Kurixalus bisacculus Rhacophoridae Taylor's Tree Frog ปาดลายเลอะอีสาน East and southwest Taylor, 1962
Kurixalus verrucosus Rhacophoridae Boulenger's Tree Frog ปาดลายเลอะเหนือ Northeast and west southward to Phang Nga (Günther, 1859)
Kurixalus appendiculatus Rhacophoridae Frilled Tree Frog South (south of Phang Nga)
Raorchestes parvulus Rhacophoridae Dwarf Bush Frog ปาดแคระป่า Northeast and southeast (Boulenger, 1893)
Philautus petersi Rhacophoridae Peters's Bush Frog Extreme south (Boulenger, 1900)
Philautus vermiculatus Rhacophoridae Vermiculate Bush Frog ปาดแคระท้องลาย South (Yala) (Boulenger, 1900)
Polypedates colletti Rhacophoridae Collett's Tree Frog ปาดนิ้วแยกมลายู South (Boulenger, 1890)
Polypedates discantus Rhacophoridae Malayan Slender Tree Frog South Rujirawan A, Stuart BL and Aowphol A, 2013
Polypedates leucomystax Rhacophoridae Four-lined Tree Frog ปาดบ้าน West and south (south of Prachuap Khiri Khan) (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Polypedates macrotis Rhacophoridae Dark-eared Tree Frog ปาดหูดำ South (Boulenger, 1891)
Polypedates megacephalus Rhacophoridae White-lipped Tree Frog North of Prachuap Khiri Khan (Smith, 1940)
Rhacophorus bipunctatus Rhacophoridae Twin-spotted Tree Frog ปาดตีนเหลือง West and south (Peters, 1867)
Rhacophorus rhodopus Rhacophoridae Red-Webbed Tree Frog East Bordoli S, Bortamuli T and Ohler, A, 2007
Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus Rhacophoridae Blue-spotted Tree Frog ปาดจุดฟ้า South Manthey and Steiof, 1998
Rhacophorus orlovi Rhacophoridae Orlov's Tree Frog ปาดตีนเหลืองอีสาน East (Amnat Charoen) Zeigler and Kohler, 2001
Rhacophorus feae Rhacophoridae Fae's Tree Frog ปาดดอยอินทนนท์ North and northeast (Boulenger, 1893)
Rhacophorus maximus Rhacophoridae Giant Tree Frog ปาดยักษ์ Southwest Günther, 1859, 1858)
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Rhacophoridae Wallace's Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนดำ South Boulenger, 1895
Rhacophorus norhayatii Rhacophoridae Norhayati's Tree Frog Northwest and extreme south Onn, CK and Grismer, LL, 2010
Rhacophorus pardalis Rhacophoridae Harlequin Tree Frog ปาดตีนแดง South (Yala) Gunther, 1858
Rhacophorus prominanus Rhacophoridae Jade Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนแดง South Smith, 1924
Rhacophorus reinwardtii Rhacophoridae Reinwardt's Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนลาย Southwest and south (Schlegel, 1837)
Rhacophorus robinsonii Rhacophoridae Robinson's Tree Frog ปาดขาลาย South Boulenger, 1903
Rhacophorus jarujini Rhacophoridae Jarujin's Tree Frog Northeast Matsui and Panha, 2006
Rhacophorus kio Rhacophoridae Black-webbed Tree Frog Northwest Ohler, A and Delorme, M, 2006
Theloderma albopunctatum Rhacophoridae Northern Pied Warted Tree Frog widespread except south
Theloderma asperum Rhacophoridae Southern Pied Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มเล็ก Extreme south (Boulenger, 1886)
Theloderma gordoni Rhacophoridae Large Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มใหญ่ North (Chiang Mai) Taylor, 1962
Theloderma horridum Rhacophoridae Malayan Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มมลายู Extreme south (Boulenger, 1903)
Theloderma stellatum Rhacophoridae Chanthaburi Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มจันทบุรี North, east and southeast Taylor, 1962
Theloderma pictum Rhacophoridae Cinnamon Tree Frog South Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen and Gogoleva, 2015
Theloderma licin Rhacophoridae Smooth Frog South McLeod, DS and Ahmad, N, 2007.
Chaperina fusca Microhylidae Spiny-heeled Froglet อึ่งส้นหนาม Peninsula (Surat Thani) (Blyth, 1856)
Calluella guttulata Microhylidae Striped Spadefoot Frog อึ่งลาย widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Calluella sp. nov. Microhylidae - South (Krabi)
Glyphoglossus molossus Microhylidae Truncate-snouted Burrowing Frog อึ่งเพ้า, อึ่งปากขวด widespread except south Günther, 1869
Kalophrynus interlineatus Microhylidae Striped Sticky Frog อึ่งปุ่มหลังลาย North, northeast and southeast Blyth, 1855
Kalophrynus pleurostigma Microhylidae Red-sided Sticky Frog อึ่งปุ่มมลายู South Tschudi, 1838
Kaloula latidisca Microhylidae Wide-disked Narrow-mouthed Frog Southwest and south
Kaloula mediolineata Microhylidae Median-striped Bullfrog อึ่งอ่างก้นขีด widespread Smith, 1917
Kaloula pulchra Microhylidae Banded Bullfrog อึ่งอ่างบ้าน widespread Gray, 1831
Kaloula aureata Microhylidae Golden Bullfrog South (Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat) Pauwels, OSG and Cherot, F, 2006
Phrynella pulchra Microhylidae Red-bellied Frog อึ่งท้องแดง Extreme south Boulenger, 1887
Microhyla annamensis Microhylidae Annam Chorus Frog อึ่งอันนัม Southeast (Chanthaburi) Smith, 1923
Microhyla annectens Microhylidae Boulenger's Chorus Frog อึ่งน้ำเต้ามลายู South (Chumphon) Boulenger, 1900
Microhyla berdmorei Microhylidae Berdmore's Chorus Frog อึ่งแม่หนาว widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Microhyla butleri Microhylidae Noisy Chorus Frog อึ่งลายแต้ม widespread Boulenger, 1900
Microhyla heymonsi Microhylidae Dark-sided Chorus Frog อึ่งข้างดำ widespread Vogt, 1911
Microhyla mukhlesuri Microhylidae Mukhlesur's Chorus Frog widespread
Microhyla pulchra Microhylidae Painted Chorus Frog อึ่งขาคำ, เขียดขาคำ widespread (Hallowell, 1861)
Micryletta inornata Microhylidae Inornate Chorus Frog อึ่งหลังจุด, อึ่งหลังขีด widespread (Boulenger, 1890)

Common species edit

Amphibian species commonly found in anthropogenically modified environments include:[2]

Family Bufonidae (True toads)

Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)

Family Dicroglossidae (Fork-tongued frogs)

Family Ranidae (True frogs)

Family Rhacophoridae (Afro-Asian tree frogs)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Thailand Amphibian List - North Thailand Birding
  2. ^ Hartmann, Timo, et al. (2013). A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern Cambodia. Asian Herpetological Research 2013, 4(1): 36–55. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00036