when vast number of amphibians were described from our country.
Of the 384 species found in India (Dinesh et al. 2015), 154 were
described between 2000 and March 2015, among which 111 are from the
Western Ghats. At the current pace, with new technologies, tools,
and more taxonomists working on amphibians in the country, it is
likely that several new species will get described in the near
future.
Dutta (1997) published the first checklist on Indian amphibians
with 212 species. Later Das & Duttta (1998) updated the list
with English names. Another update on the list was done by Daniels
(2001). Chanda (2002) was the first to publish a Handbook on Indian
Amphibians with brief accounts followed by Daniels (2005) with 238
species of amphibians from Peninsular India in his book Amphibians
of Peninsular India. Dinesh et al. (2009) published an annotated
checklist of amphibians of India as an occasional paper of
Zoological Survey of India with a total of 248 species including
all new species described till 2009. Gururaja (2012) published a
pictorial guide to
A checklist of amphibians of Kerala, India
Sandeep Das
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, Kerala
Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Kerala 680653, India
[email protected]
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Citation: Das, S. (2015). A checklist of amphibians of Kerala,
India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 80238035;
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2003.7.13.8023-8035
Copyright: Das 2015. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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Funding: None.
Conflict of Interest: The author declares no competing
interests.
Acknowledgements: I am thankful to my team members viz. P.O.
Nameer, Rajeev Raghavan, A Bijukumar, Mohamed Jafer Palot and
Praveen J in helping in the succesful completion of this checklist.
I would like to acknowledge P.S. Easa, and K.A. Sreejith for their
encouragement. I would also like to thank Anil Zachariah, Lilly
Margaret Eluvathingal, K.P. Rajkumar and Dhaneesh Bhaskar for
constructive comments on the manuscript and for helping with the
new vernacular names for amphibians of Kerala.
Abstract: A checklist of amphibians of Kerala State is presented
in this paper. Accepted English names, scientific binomen,
vernacular names in Malayalam, IUCN conservation status, endemism,
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act schedules, and the appendices in
the CITES, pertaining to the amphibians of Kerala are also given.
The State of Kerala has 151 species of amphibians, 136 of which are
endemic to Western Ghats and 50 species fall under the various
threatened categories of IUCN.
Keywords: Endemism, CITES, Malayalam name, vernacular name,
Western Ghats, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act.
Globally, there are about 7,356 known amphibian species
belonging to three living orders (Frost 2015). From January 2004
until March 2015 the world has witnessed the discovery and
description of 1,786 species of amphibians (Amphibia Web 2015). At
the same time, 36 species of amphibians are extinct and over 1,957
species are threatened (Monastersky 2014). The golden era of
amphibian systematics in India was during the British Raj from the
1850s to 1925 (Biju 2001), followed by the period from 2000 to 2015
(Amphibia Web 2015),
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frogs and toads of the Western Ghats. Dinesh and his colleagues
have periodically updated the checklist of amphibians of India and
a recent updated version of the list was made available online in
2015 with 384 species.
Studies on amphibians in Kerala date back to the descriptions in
Fauna of British India volumes by Boulenger (1882, 1890, 1892),
followed by a list of Batrachians of Travancore (Kanyakumari to
present Munnar (Devikulam Taluk)) by Ferguson (1904) and tadpole
descriptions by Annandale & Rao (1916, 1917). Other significant
work on amphibians of Kerala are Pillai & Pattabiraman (1981,
1990), Inger (1984), Biju (2001), Biju & Bossuyt (2003), Easa
(2003) and Sivaprasad (2013).
Since then several taxonomic revisions and new species have been
described by Biju & Bossuyt (2005a, 2005b, 2005c), Biju et al.
(2007), Gururaja et al. (2007), Biju & Bossuyt (2009), Biju et
al. (2010), Zachariah et al. (2011a, 2011b), Biju et al. (2011),
Abraham et al. (2013), Biju et al. (2014a, 2014b), Vijayakumar et
al. (2014), Peloso et al. (2014). In addition, a checklist of
amphibians of Kerala, with 104 species was published by Dinesh et
al. (2010). Seventy-three species of amphibians have been described
from India after 2010 and no updated checklists on the amphibians
of Kerala have been made since 2010. The present paper attempts to
provide an exhaustive, comprehensive and up-to date list with valid
nomenclature of amphibians known from Kerala. The taxonomy and
nomenclature follows Frost (2015). Majority of the vernacular names
are freshly coined as there were no known existing names.
In this monograph, 151 species of amphibians in 11 families and
two orders are listed. Out of which 136 are endemic to Western
Ghats. Fifty species of amphibians of Kerala, fall under the
various threatened categories of IUCN, and five are Near
Threatened. Nineteen species fall under the schedules IV of Indian
Wildlife (Protection) Act and two species come under appendix II of
CITES.
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Danc
ing
Frog
)M
icrix
alus
saira
ndhr
iBi
ju, G
arg,
Gur
uraj
a,
Shou
che,
& W
aluj
kar,
2014
ssk
c{
n ]
nenK
ncnb
Sa
irand
hri P
iligi
riyan
NE
KL
34Sa
li's T
orre
nt F
rog
(Sal
i's D
anci
ng
Frog
)M
icrix
alus
sali
Biju
, Gar
g, G
urur
aja,
Sh
ouch
e, &
Wal
ujka
r, 20
14s]
mpS
n ]
nenK
ncnb
Pe
nm
ui P
iligi
riyan
NE
KL
35W
ayan
ad To
rren
t Fro
g (W
ayan
ad
Danc
ing
Frog
, Mal
abar
Tro
pica
l Fr
og)
Mic
rixal
us sa
xico
la(Je
rdon
, 185
4)h
S
]ne
nKnc
nb
Vaa
kkan
Pili
giriy
anVU
WG
36Fo
rest
Torr
ent F
rog
(For
est D
anci
ng
Frog
)M
icrix
alus
silv
aticu
s(B
oule
nger
, 188
2)I
mp ]
nenK
ncnb
K
u
Pilig
iriya
nDD
KL
37Th
ampi
's To
rren
t Fro
g (S
ilent
Val
ley
Danc
ing
Frog
)M
icrix
alus
tham
pii
Pilla
i, 19
81
d
]
nenK
ncnb
Si
lent
Val
ley
Pilig
iriya
nDD
KL
4.
Fam
ily M
ICRO
HYLI
DAE
(nar
row
-m
outh
ed fr
ogs)
38Bl
ack
Mic
rohy
lid F
rog
(Mal
abar
Bl
ack
narr
ow-m
outh
ed fr
og, O
rang
e Bl
ack
Tube
rcle
d In
dian
Mic
rohy
lid)
Mel
anob
atra
chus
indi
cus
Bedd
ome,
187
8tN
me
dp
nC
lak
kau
mpi
ENW
G
39O
rnat
e N
arro
w-m
outh
ed F
rog
(Orn
ated
Pyg
my
Frog
)M
icro
hyla
orn
ata
(Dum
eril
& B
ibro
n, 1
841)
kz
W I
pdph
mb
Svar
a K
uuv
yan
LCW
G
40Re
ddish
Nar
row
-mou
thed
Fro
g
Mic
rohy
la ru
bra
(Jerd
on, 1
854)
sN
Ipd
phmb
Ce
mpa
n Ku
uv
yan
LC
41Sh
olig
ari M
icro
hylid
Mic
rohy
la sh
olig
ari
Dutta
& R
ay, 2
000
tjmf
nKmc
n I
pdph
mb
igr
i Ku
uvy
anEN
42An
amal
ai B
allo
on F
rog
(Ana
mal
ai
Ballo
on F
rog)
U
pero
don
anam
alai
ensis
Rao,
193
7B
\ae _
eq
Xh
fn
amal
a Ba
l
Tava
aDD
WG
43In
dian
Bal
loon
Fro
g
Upe
rodo
n gl
obul
osus
(G
unth
er, 1
864)
_
eq
Xh
fBa
l
Tava
aLC
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44Je
rdon
s Ba
lloon
Fro
g
Upe
rodo
n m
onta
nus
(Jerd
on, 1
854)
tme
_eq
Xh
fCh
ela
Bal
T
ava
aN
TKL
45M
arbl
ed B
allo
on F
rog
U
pero
don
syst
oma
(Sch
neid
er, 1
799)
sh
_
eq
Xh
fVe
ak
kal B
al
Tav
aa
LCSc
h. IV
46Pa
inte
d Fr
og
Upe
rodo
n ta
prob
anic
aPa
rker
, 193
4N
n{X X
hf
Chitr
a Ta
vaa
LC
47M
alab
ar B
allo
on F
rog
U
pero
don
tria
ngul
aris
(Gun
ther
, 187
5)ae_
m _
eq
Xh
fM
alab
r B
al
Tav
aa
VUW
G
48Va
riega
ted
Ballo
on F
rog
U
pero
don
varie
gata
(Sto
liczk
a, 1
872)
h
_eq
Xh
fVa
ra
Bal
T
ava
aLC
5. F
amily
NAS
IKAB
ATRA
CHID
AE
(pur
ple
frog
)
49Pu
rple
Fro
g (P
ig N
ose
Frog
)N
asik
abat
rach
us sa
hyad
rens
is Bi
ju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
3]
mXmf
Xh
fP
ta
Tav
aa
ENW
G
6. F
amily
NYC
TIBA
TRAC
HIDA
E (n
ight
fr
ogs)
50Sp
inul
ar N
ight
Fro
gN
yctib
atra
chus
aca
ntho
derm
is
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
ap
c
mh
fM
ua
n R
ttava
aN
EKL
51Al
icia
e's N
ight
Fro
gN
yctib
atra
chus
alic
iae
Inge
r, Sh
affer
, Kos
hy &
Ba
kde,
198
4A
enk
n cm
hf
Alisi
Rtt
ava
aEN
WG
52An
amal
lai N
ight
Fro
g
Nyc
tibat
rach
us a
nam
alla
iens
is(M
yers
, 194
2)B
\ae c
mh
fn
amal
a R
ttava
aN
EW
G
53Be
ddom
es N
ight
Fro
g (P
ygm
y W
rinkl
ed F
rog)
N
yctib
atra
chus
bed
dom
ii (B
oule
nger
, 188
2)s_
tSmw
cm
hf
Be
R
ttav
aa
ENW
G
54An
amal
lai N
ight
Fro
gN
yctib
atra
chus
dec
cane
nsis
Dubo
is, 1
984
t me
cm
hf
Che
la R
ttav
aa
VUW
GSc
h. IV
55De
ven'
s Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us d
even
i
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
tZh
\n cm
hf
Dva
ni R
ttav
aa
NE
KL
56Ga
vi N
ight
Fro
gN
yctib
atra
chus
gav
i
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
Kh
n cm
hf
Gavi
Rtt
ava
aN
EKL
57In
dran
eils
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us g
rand
is
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
cm
hf
Va
yan
Rtt
ava
aN
EKL
58In
dran
eils
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us in
dran
eili
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
C{
\oe
n cm
hf
Indr
anli
rtta
vaa
NE
WG
59Ke
mph
oley
Nig
ht F
rog
N
yctib
atra
chus
kem
phol
eyen
sis
(Rao
, 193
7)sI
wt^
mtf c
mh
fKe
mph
Rtt
ava
aDD
WG
60M
alab
ar N
ight
Fro
g (M
alab
ar N
ight
Fr
og, L
arge
Wrin
kled
Fro
g)N
yctib
atra
chus
maj
or
Boul
enge
r, 18
82s]
cpw
cm
hf
Peru
R
ttav
aa
VUW
G
61M
inia
ture
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us m
inim
us
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, Gi
ri, R
oela
nts,
N
agar
aju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
007
Ip
c
mh
fKu
an
Rtt
ava
aDD
KL
62Ke
rala
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us m
inor
In
ger,
Shaff
er, K
oshy
&
Bakd
e, 1
984
tIcfm
cm
hf
Kra
R
ttav
aa
ENKL
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63Pe
riyar
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us p
eriy
ar
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
s]
cnb
m c
mh
fPe
riyr
Rtt
ava
aN
EKL
64Pi
llai's
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us p
illai
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
]n
cm
hf
Pia
Rtt
ava
aN
EW
G
65M
eow
ing
Nig
ht F
rog
Nyc
tibat
rach
us p
ooch
a
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
]q
h
fP
ccha
ttava
aN
EW
G
66Ka
laka
d N
ight
Fro
g N
yctib
atra
chus
vas
anth
iRa
vich
andr
an, 1
997
If
mSv c
mh
fKa
akk
r
ttava
aEN
WG
67VU
B N
ight
Fro
gN
yctib
atra
chus
vrij
euni
Biju
, Boc
xlae
r, M
ahon
y, Di
nesh
, Ra
dhak
rishn
an, Z
acha
riah,
Gi
ri &
Bos
suyt
201
1
hnb
p_n cm
hf
Vi Y
u Bi
Rtt
ava
aN
EW
G
7.
Fam
ily R
ANID
AE (t
rue
frog
s)
68Bi
colo
ured
Fro
g (M
alab
ar F
rog)
Cl
inot
arsu
s cur
tipes
(Je
rdon
, 185
3)I
mpa
Wh
mn
K
uma
av
iN
TW
GSc
h. IV
69Fu
ngoi
d Fr
og (M
alab
ar H
ills F
rog)
30Hy
drop
hyla
x m
alab
aric
a(T
schu
di, 1
838)
aW
hm
nh
fM
aav
itt
ava
aLC
Sc
h. IV
70Bo
ulen
ger's
Gol
den-
back
ed F
rog
(Sm
all W
ood
Frog
, Triv
andr
um
Frog
)30In
dosy
lvira
na a
uran
tiaca
(Bou
leng
er, 1
904)
s_
mse
a
Wh
mn
hf
Bel
eca
r Ma
av
ittav
aa
VUKL
Sch.
IV
71Do
ns G
olde
n-ba
cked
Fro
g31
Indo
sylv
irana
don
i(B
iju, G
arg,
Mah
ony,
Wija
yath
ilaka
, Sen
evira
thne
&
Mee
gask
umbu
ra, 2
014)
tUmW
n aW
hm
nh
f
i M
aav
itt
ava
aN
EKL
72Ye
llow
ish G
olde
n-ba
cked
Fro
g30
Indo
sylv
irana
flav
esce
ns(Je
rdon
, 185
3)a
aW
hm
nh
fM
aa
Ma
av
ittav
aa
NE
WG
73In
dian
Gol
den-
back
ed F
rog3
1In
dosy
lvira
na in
dica
(Biju
, Gar
g, M
ahon
y, W
ijaya
thila
ka, S
enev
irath
ne
& M
eega
skum
bura
, 201
4)C
y
aW
hm
nh
fIn
tyan
Ma
av
ittav
aa
NE
WG
74Ra
os I
nter
med
iate
Gol
den-
back
ed
Frog
30In
dosy
lvira
na in
term
ediu
s(R
ao, 1
937)
dmh
p aW
hm
nh
f
vu M
aav
itt
ava
aN
EW
G
75La
rge
Gold
en-b
acke
d Fr
og31
Indo
sylv
irana
mag
na(B
iju, G
arg,
Mah
ony,
Wija
yath
ilaka
, Sen
evira
thne
&
Mee
gask
umbu
ra, 2
014)
henb
aW
hm
nh
fVa
liya
Ma
av
ittav
aa
NE
WG
76Sr
eeni
s Go
lden
-bac
ked
Frog
31In
dosy
lvira
na sr
eeni
(Biju
, Gar
g, M
ahon
y, W
ijaya
thila
ka, S
enev
irath
ne
& M
eega
skum
bura
, 201
4){i
o\n aW
hm
nh
fr
ni M
aav
itt
ava
aN
EW
G
77U
rban
Gol
den-
back
ed F
rog3
1In
dosy
lvira
na u
rbis
(Biju
, Gar
g, M
ahon
y, W
ijaya
thila
ka, S
enev
irath
ne
& M
eega
skum
bura
, 201
4)\
mp aW
hm
nh
fN
u
Ma
av
ittav
aa
NE
KL
8. F
amily
RAN
IXAL
IDAE
(lea
ping
fr
ogs)
78Be
ddom
e's l
eapi
ng F
rog
(Bed
dom
e's
Indi
an fr
og)
In
dira
na b
eddo
mii
(Gun
ther
, 187
5)s_
tSmw
]md
h
fBe
P
attav
aa
LCW
GSc
h. IV
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CITE
S
79An
amal
lais
Leap
ing
Frog
(Ana
mal
lais
Indi
an fr
og)
In
dira
na b
rach
ytar
sus
(Gun
ther
, 187
5)B
\ae ]
md
hf
nam
ala
Pa
ttava
aEN
WG
Sch.
IV
80Sp
otted
Lea
ping
Fro
g (M
alab
ar
Indi
an F
rog)
In
dira
na d
iplo
stict
a(G
unth
er, 1
875)
]p
n ]
md
hf
Pui
P
attav
aa
ENW
GSc
h. IV
81Bo
ulen
ger's
Lea
ping
Fro
g (B
oule
nger
's In
dian
Fro
g)
Indi
rana
lept
odac
tyla
(Bou
leng
er, 1
882)
s_
mse
]
md
hf
Bel
eca
r P
attav
aa
ENW
GSc
h. IV
82To
ad sk
inne
d Le
apin
g Fr
og (K
eral
a In
dian
Fro
g)
Indi
rana
phr
ynod
erm
a (B
oule
nger
, 188
2)sN
mdnb
]
md
hf
Che
iyan
P
attav
aa
CRW
GSc
h. IV
83So
uth
Indi
an F
rog
Indi
rana
sem
ipal
mat
a (B
oule
nger
, 188
2)sN
dpI
me
]md
h
fCh
euk
lan
P
attav
aa
LCW
GSc
h. IV
9.
Fam
ily R
HACO
PHO
RIDA
E (t
ree
frog
s )
84Ka
dala
r Sw
amp
Frog
Bedd
omix
alus
biju
i
(Zac
haria
h, D
ines
h,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Ku
nhik
rishn
an, P
alot
&
Vish
nuda
s, 2
011)
B\
ae N
Xp
n
amal
a Ch
atup
pan
NE
KL
85Gh
at T
ree
Frog
(Sta
r-eye
d Tr
ee
Frog
)
Ghati
xalu
s ast
erop
s Bi
ju, R
oela
nts &
Bos
suyt
, 20
08tN
me a
c
hf
Ch
la M
aratt
ava
aDD
WG
86Gr
een
Tree
Fro
g
Ghati
xalu
s var
iabi
lis(Je
rdon
, 185
3)]
tN
me a
c
hf
Pacc
ha C
hl
a M
aratt
ava
aEN
WG
87M
yristi
ca S
wam
p fr
ogM
ercu
rana
myr
istica
palu
stris
Ab
raha
m, P
yron
, Ans
il,
Zach
aria
h &
Zac
haria
h, 2
013
sX
NX
p
Tekk
an C
hatu
ppan
NE
KL
88Co
mm
on In
dian
Tre
e Fr
og (C
huna
m
Frog
)
Poly
peda
tes m
acul
atus
(Gra
y, 18
34)
Xh
npa
c
hf
Tavi
um
aratt
ava
aLC
89Ch
arpa
Tre
e fr
ogPo
lype
date
s occ
iden
talis
Das &
Dutt
a, 2
006
Nm
X
hn
pac
hf
Chr
ppa
Tavi
um
aratt
ava
aDD
WG
90Fa
lse H
our-g
lass
Tre
e Fr
og (Y
ello
w
Tree
Fro
g)Po
lype
date
s pse
udoc
ruci
ger
Das &
Rav
icha
ndra
n, 1
998
LSn
Imc
Xh
npa
c
hf
Gha
ikr
a Ta
vi
umar
attav
aa
LCW
G
91Ka
ni B
ush
Frog
Ps
eudo
phila
utus
kan
i (B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
9)I
mWn I
cnb
ne
hf
Ki
Kar
iyila
ttava
aLC
KL
92Je
rdon
's Bu
sh F
rog
Ps
eudo
phila
utus
wyn
aade
nsis
(Jerd
on,1
853)
hb
\mS
I
cnb
ne
hf
Vaya
na
n Ka
riyila
ttava
aEN
WG
93Ag
asth
yam
ala
Bush
Fro
gRa
orch
este
s aga
sthy
aens
is
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
AKk
vXy
Ce
hf
Agas
tyan
Ilatt
ava
aN
EW
G
94Va
riabl
e Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes a
krop
aral
lagi
(B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
9)]
C
e
hf
Pacc
ha Il
attav
aa
LCW
G
95An
il's B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s ani
li(B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
6)A
\ne
n C
e
hf
Anili
Ilatt
ava
aLC
WG
96Ar
chai
c Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes a
rche
osVi
jayk
umar
, Din
esh,
Pra
bhu
& S
hank
er, 2
014
]p
n C
e
hf
Pui
Ilatt
ava
aN
EW
G
97Go
lden
-eye
d Fr
ogRa
orch
este
s aur
eus
Vija
ykum
ar, D
ines
h, P
rabh
u &
Sha
nker
, 201
4k
z
n C
e
hf
Svar
ak
ka
i Ila
ttava
aN
EW
G
98Be
ddom
e's B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s bed
dom
ii (G
unth
er, 1
876)
s_
tSmw
Ce
hf
Be
Il
attav
aa
NT
WG
99Pl
easa
nt B
ush
Frog
Raor
ches
tes b
land
usVi
jayk
umar
, Din
esh,
Pra
bhu
& S
hank
er, 2
014
m
kv C
e
hf
Bl
as I
latta
vaa
NE
WG
100
Bob
Inge
r's B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s bob
inge
ri (B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
5)t_
m_n
C
e
hf
Bb
ia
r Ila
ttava
aVU
WG
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ame
Vern
acul
ar n
ame
IUCN
END
WPA
CITE
S
101
Chal
azod
es B
ubbl
e N
est F
rog
Ra
orch
este
s cha
lazo
des
(Gun
ther
, 187
6)]
C
u
hf
Pacc
ha
atta
vaa
CRW
G
102
Sesh
acha
rs B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s cha
rius
(Rao
, 193
7)sk
jmN
C
e
hf
Se
char
Ilatt
ava
aEN
WG
103
Gree
n-ey
ed B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s chl
oros
omm
a (B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
9)]
n C
e
hf
Pacc
hakk
ai
Ilatt
ava
aCR
WG
104
Smal
l Bus
h Fr
og
Raor
ches
tes c
hotta
(B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
9)I
p
Ce
hf
Ku
an Il
attav
aa
DDKL
105
Conf
usin
g Gr
een
Bush
Fro
gRa
orch
este
s chr
omas
ynch
ysi
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
009)
Ipd
nNym
ae C
e
hf
Kuic
yrm
ala
Ilatta
vaa
VUW
G
106
Bark
Bus
h Fr
ogRa
orch
este
s cru
stai
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
]
Ce
hf
Pa
a Ila
ttava
aN
EW
G
107
Koda
ikan
al B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s dub
ois
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
006)
sI
mssS
Ce
hf
Ke
ai Il
attav
aa
VUW
G
108
Yello
w-b
ellie
d Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes fl
aviv
entr
is(B
oule
nger
, 188
2)a
hb
d C
e
hf
Ma
ava
yaa
n ila
ttava
aDD
WG
109
Glan
dula
r Bus
h Fr
og (B
eauti
ful B
ush
Frog
, Pre
tty
Bush
Fro
g)
Raor
ches
tes g
land
ulos
us
(Jerd
on, 1
853)
am\
h
mSn C
e
hf
Mn
anta
vi
Ilatta
vaa
VUW
G
110
Ponm
udi B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s gra
min
irupe
s (B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
5)s]
mpS
n C
e
hf
Pen
mu
i Ila
ttava
aVU
WG
111
Grie
t Bus
h Fr
og
Raor
ches
tes g
riet
(Bos
suyt
, 200
2){K
ov C
e
hf
Gr
Ilatt
ava
aCR
WG
112
Jaya
ram
's Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes j
ayar
ami
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
009)
Pb
dmw
Ce
hf
Jaya
Ilatt
ava
aN
EW
G
113
John
ceei
's Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes j
ohnc
eei
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
tPm
ko C
e
hf
Jn
s Ila
ttava
aN
EW
G
114
Kada
lar B
ush
Frog
Raor
ches
tes k
adal
aren
sis
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
ISe
m C
e
hf
Kaa
lr I
latta
vaa
NE
KL
115
Kaik
atti B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s kai
katti
(B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
9)ssI
Im
n C
e
hf
Kaik
i
Ilatta
vaa
CRKL
116
Kaka
chi B
ush
Frog
Raor
ches
tes k
akac
hi
Sesh
adri,
Gur
uraj
a &
Ar
avin
d, 2
012
Im
mn C
e
hf
Kkk
cch
i Ila
ttava
aN
EW
G
117
Whi
te P
atch
Bus
h Fr
ogRa
orch
este
s leu
cola
tus
Vija
ykum
ar, D
ines
h, P
rabh
u &
Sha
nker
, 201
4]
m
Ce
hf
P
an Il
attav
aa
NE
WG
118
Beau
tiful
Ree
d Bu
sh F
rog
(Man
ohar
's Bu
sh F
rog)
Raor
ches
tes m
anoh
ari
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
at\
mlcn C
u
hf
Man
ha
ri
attav
aa
NE
WG
119
Mar
k's B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s mar
ki
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
009)
am
n C
e
hf
Mr
kki I
latta
vaa
CRW
G
120
Mun
nar B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s mun
nare
nsis
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
009)
ap
m C
e
hf
Mun
nr I
latta
vaa
CRW
G
121
Wat
er D
rop
Frog
(Kal
petta
Bus
h Fr
og)
Raor
ches
tes n
eros
tago
na(B
iju &
Bos
suyt
, 200
5)\
o
pn X
hf
Nrtt
ui
Tava
aEN
WG
122
Och
land
rae
Reed
Bus
h Fr
og
Raor
ches
tes o
chla
ndra
e(G
urur
aja,
Din
esh,
Pa
lot,
Radh
akris
hnan
&
Ram
acha
ndra
, 200
7)C
u
hf
att
ava
aDD
WG
123
Larg
e Po
nmud
i Bus
h Fr
og
Raor
ches
tes p
onm
udi
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
005)
henb
Ce
hf
Valiy
a Ila
ttava
aCR
WG
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ies n
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ority
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ayal
am n
ame
Vern
acul
ar n
ame
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END
WPA
CITE
S
124
Ravi
's Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes r
avii
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
ch
n C
e
hf
Ravi
Ilatt
ava
aN
EW
G
125
Resp
lend
ent S
hrub
Fro
g (A
nam
udi
Bush
Fro
g)Ra
orch
este
s res
plen
dens
Bi
ju, S
houc
he, D
uboi
s, D
utta
& B
ossu
yt, 2
010
B\
apS
n C
e
hf
nam
ui I
latta
vaa
CRW
G
126
Star
-eye
d Bu
sh F
rog
Ra
orch
este
s sig
natu
s (B
oule
nger
, 188
2)\
{X
n C
e
hf
Nak
hat
rakk
ai
Ilatt
ava
aEN
WG
127
Sush
il's B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s sus
hili
(Biju
& B
ossu
yt, 2
009)
kpj
nen C
e
hf
Suh
ili Il
attav
aa
CRW
G
128
Theu
erka
uf's
Bush
Fro
gRa
orch
este
s the
uerk
aufi
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Da
s, R
aju,
Rad
hakr
ishna
n,
Palo
t & K
ales
h, 2
011
sX
sI
m^v C
e
hf
Terk
eph
Ilatt
ava
aN
EW
G
129
Nilg
iri B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s tinn
iens
(Jerd
on, 1
853)
\ne
Knc
n C
e
hf
Nila
giri
Ilatta
vaa
ENW
G
130
Trav
anco
re B
ush
Frog
Ra
orch
este
s tra
vanc
oric
us(B
oule
nger
, 189
1)\
oe
n C
e
hf
Nla
kka
i Il
attav
aa
ENW
G
131
Kudr
emuk
h Bu
sh F
rog
Raor
ches
tes t
uber
ohum
erus
(Kur
amot
o &
Josh
y, 20
03)
Ipt
{ZapJ
v Ce
hf
Kudr
muk
h Ila
ttava
aDD
WG
132
Uth
aman
's Re
ed B
ush
Frog
Raor
ches
tes u
tham
ani
Zach
aria
h, D
ines
h,
Kunh
ikris
hnan
, Das
, Raj
u,
Radh
akris
hnan
, Pal
ot &
Ka
lesh
, 201
1
D
a\
n C
u
hf
Utta
man
i
attav
aa
NE
KL
133
Kala
kad
Tree
Fro
gRh
acop
horu
s cal
cade
nsis
Ahl,
1927
If
mSv ]
ne
md
mKa
akk
P
acch
ilapp
n
ENW
G
134
Smal
l Tre
e Fr
ogRh
acop
horu
s lat
eral
isBo
ulen
ger,
1883
a
cb
M
aa
kkar
ayan
Pac
chila
pp
nEN
WG
135
Mal
abar
Glid
ing
Frog
(Mal
abar
Fl
ying
Fro
g, M
alab
ar T
ree
Frog
)Rh
acop
horu
s mal
abar
icus
Jerd
on, 1
870
]
ne
mdm
Pacc
hila
pp
nLC
WG
136
Mal
abar
Fal
se T
ree
frog
Rhac
opho
rus p
seud
omal
a-ba
ricus
Vasu
deva
n &
Dutt
a, 2
000
]p
n]
ne
mdm
Pui
Pac
chila
pp
nCR
WG
II. O
RDER
GYM
NO
PHIO
NA
10
. Fam
ily IC
HTHY
OPH
IIDAE
(asia
tic
taile
d ca
ecili
ans)
137
Bedd
ome
s Cae
cilia
nIc
hthy
ophi
s bed
dom
ei
Pete
rs 1
879
hcb
I
pcpS
nVa
raya
n Ku
rui
LCW
G
138
Bom
bay
Caec
ilian
Icht
hyop
his b
omba
yens
is Ta
ylor
, 196
0X
Snb
I
pcpS
nTa
iyan
Kur
ui
LCW
G
139
Koda
gu S
trip
ed C
aeci
lian
Icht
hyop
his k
odag
uens
is W
ilkin
son,
Gow
er,
Govi
ndap
pa a
nd
Venk
atac
hala
iah,
200
7sI
mSKp I
pcpS
nKe
ag
u ku
rui
DDW
G
140
Long
-hea
ded
Caec
ilian
Icht
hyop
his l
ongi
ceph
alus
Pi
llai,
1986
aq
I
pcpS
nM
kka
n Ku
rui
DDKL
141
Thre
e-co
lore
d Ca
ecili
anIc
hthy
ophi
s tric
olor
An
nand
ale,
190
9{X
nhW
Ipc
pSn
Triv
ara
Kur
ui
LCKL
142
Chen
gala
m C
aeci
lian
Ura
eoty
phlu
s int
erru
ptus
Pilla
i & R
avic
h&ra
n, 1
999
sN
fw
Ipc
pSn
Che
aa
K
uru
iDD
KL
143
Mal
abar
Cae
cilia
n
Ura
eoty
phlu
s mal
abar
icus
(Bed
dom
e, 1
870)
ae_
m I
pcpS
nM
alab
r K
uru
iDD
KL
144
Men
ons
Caec
ilian
Ura
eoty
phlu
s men
oni
Anna
ndal
e, 1
913
tat\
m I
pcpS
nM
n
n Ku
rui
DDKL
145
Nar
ayan
s Ca
ecili
anU
raeo
typh
lus n
aray
ani
Sesh
acha
r, 19
39\
mcmb
I
pcpS
nN
ry
a K
uru
iDD
KL
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acul
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WPA
CITE
S
146
Oom
men
s U
raeo
typh
lus
Ura
eoty
phlu
s oom
men
i Go
wer
& W
ilkin
son,
200
7D
I
pcpS
nU
m'm
an K
uru
iDD
KL
147
Red
Caec
ilian
U
raeo
typh
lus o
xyur
us
(Dum
eril
& B
ibro
n, 1
841)
sN
Ipc
pSn
Chem
pan
Kuru
iDD
KL
11. F
amily
INDO
TYPH
LYID
AE
(com
mon
cae
cilia
ns)
148
Periy
a Pe
ak C
aeci
lian
Ge
gene
ophi
s car
nosu
s (B
eddo
me,
187
0)t]
cnb
Ipc
pSn
Priy
a Ku
rui
DDKL
149
Mal
abar
Car
dom
om G
egen
eoph
isGe
gene
ophi
s prim
usKo
thar
amba
th, G
ower
, O
omen
& W
ilkin
son,
201
2G
e
mS
Ipc
pSn
lak
ka
n Ku
rui
DDKL
150
Ram
asw
amis
Cae
cilia
nGe
gene
ophi
s ram
asw
amii
Tayl
or, 1
964
cma
kzman I
pcpS
nR
mas
vm
i Kur
ui
LCW
G
151
Teja
swin
i Geg
eneo
phis
Gege
neop
his t
ejas
win
iKo
thar
amba
th, W
ilkin
son,
O
omm
en, a
nd G
ower
, 201
5tX
Pk
zn\n I
pcpS
nT
jasv
ini k
uru
i N
EKL
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Buf
o F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus B
ufo,
Ans
onia
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Ans
onia
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Ran
a F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus T
omop
tern
a F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus R
ana,
Fej
erva
rya
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Tom
opte
rna,
Fej
erva
rya
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Pyx
icep
halu
s, R
ana,
Tom
opte
rna,
Fej
erva
rya
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Phi
laut
us
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Ixa
lus
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Pol
yped
ates
, Ixa
lus
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Eng
ysto
ma
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Ram
anel
la
Form
erly
in th
e ge
nus C
acop
us, S
ysto
ma
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Hyl
aeda
ctyl
us, R
aman
ella
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Ran
a, R
aman
ella
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Kal
oula
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Cal
lula
, Kal
oula
, Ram
anel
la
Form
erly
in th
e ge
nus H
ylae
dact
ylus
, Cal
lula
, Kal
oula
, Ram
anel
la
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Nan
noba
trac
hus
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Pol
yped
ates
, Ran
a
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Ixa
lus,
Ran
a
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Pol
yped
ates
, Rha
coph
orus
F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus H
yla,
Rha
coph
orus
F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus P
hyllo
mde
sua,
Ixal
us, P
hila
utus
F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus I
xalu
s, P
hila
utus
Fo
rmer
ly in
the
genu
s Ixa
lus,
Phi
laut
us.
F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus C
ecili
a
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Epi
criu
m30
For
mer
ly in
the
genu
s Ran
a, H
ylar
ana
31 F
orm
erly
in th
e ge
nus H
ylar
ana
32 R
ecen
tly th
e ge
nus M
iner
vary
a go
t syn
onym
ised
with
Fej
erva
rya
acco
rdin
g to
Din
esh
et a
l. (2
015)
33 R
ecen
tly th
e ge
nus Z
aker
ana
got s
ynon
ymise
d w
ith F
ejer
vary
a ac
cord
ing
to D
ines
h et
al.
(201
5)
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Image 2. Pedostibes tuberculosus
Sandeep Das
Image 4. Micrixalus phyllophilus
Image 1. Duttaphrynus beddomii
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Image 3. Hoplobatrachus crassus
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Image 6. Uperodon montanus
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Image 5. Melanobatrachus indicus
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Image 11. Beddomixalus bijui
Image 9. Indosylvirana magna Image 10. Indirana diplosticta
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Image 7. Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
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Image 8. Nyctibatrachus minimus
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Image 12. Raorchestes crustai
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Image 14. Ichthyophis longicephalus
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