List of Singapore amphibians

There are about 29 species of amphibians in Singapore. Amphibians are aquatic vertebrates. They need water to survive. They include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians. But Singapore does not have newts and salamanders.

The most common amphibians one is likely to encounter are the Asian Toad and Banded Bullfrog. Some species are common in forested areas, like the Black-eyed Litter Frog

List of amphibians

Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)

Family Ichthyophiidae (Asian Caecilians)

*Sumatran Striped Caecilian ("Ichthyophis paucisulcus") - Rare - Forests
*Singapore Black Caecilian ("Ichthyophis singaporensis") - Status uncertain

Order Anura (Frogs and Toads)

Family Bufonidae (Toads)

*Asian Toad ("Duttaphrynus melanostictus") - Common - Urban Areas
*Four-ridged Toad ("Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus") - Uncommon - Forests
*Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet ("Pelophryne signata") - Rare - Forests

Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)

*Black-eyed Litter Frog ("Leptobrachium nigrops") - Common - Forests
*Malayan Horned Frog ("Megophrys nasuta") - Rare - Bukit Timah

Family Dicroglossidae (Fanged Frogs)

*Crab-eating Frog ("Fejervarya cancrivora") - Common - Mangrove, Coast
*Field Frog ("Fejervarya limnocharis") - Common - Ponds
*Malayan Giant Frog ("Limnonectes blythii") - Uncommon - Forests
*Malesian Frog ("Limnonectes malesianus") - Uncommon - Forests
*Masked Swamp Frog ("Limnonectes paramacrodon") - Uncommon - Swamp
*Rhinoceros Frog ("Limnonectes plicatellus") - Rare - Forests
*Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog ("Occidozyga sumatrana") - Uncommon - Forests

Family Ranidae (True Frogs)

*Copper-cheeked Frog ("Hydrophylax raniceps") - Uncommon - Forests
*Common Greenback ("Hylarana erythraea") - Common - Ponds
*Günther's Frog ("Hylarana guentheri") - Introduced - Jurong Bird Park
*Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog ("Pulchrana baramica") - Uncommon - Forests
*Masked Rough-sided Frog ("Pulchrana laterimaculata") - Uncommon - Forests
*American Bullfrog ("Rana catesbeiana") - Introduced

Family Rhacophoridae (Gliding Frogs)

*Spotted Tree Frog ("Nyctixalus pictus") - Rare - Bukit Timah
*Common Tree Frog ("Polypedates leucomystax") - Common - Urban Areas
*Blue-legged Tree Frog ("Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus") - Rare
*Thorny Tree Frog ("Theloderma horridum") - Rare

Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)

*Black-spotted Sticky Frog ("Kalophrynus pleurostigma") - Rare - Forests
*Banded Bullfrog ("Kaloula pulchra") - Introduced - Common - Urban Areas
*Painted Chorus Frog ("Microhyla butleri") - Uncommon - Forests
*Dark-sided Chorus Frog ("Microhyla heymonsi") - Common - Urban Areas
*East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog ("Microhyla fissipes") - Introduced - Pulau Tekong
*Manthey's Narrow-mouthed Frog ("Microhyla mantheyi") - Rare

ee Also

*List of Singapore mammals
*List of birds of Singapore
*List of Singapore reptiles

External links

*http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/discovery/Amphibian.htm
*http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians.htm
*http://www.iucnredlist.org/
*http://www.nbrcnparks.org/pdf/Bio_List_Amphibian.pdf
*http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
*http://anura-in-singapore.blogspot.com/