Draft:List of Indian state amphibians

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Comment: The given source does not list amphibians as part of the state symbols. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.^[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.^[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including amphibians listed below.

States

List of Indian state amphibians
State	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]	IUCN category^[5]
Andhra Pradesh	Kalinga cricket-frog	Minervarya kalinga
Arunachal Pradesh	Patkai Green-tree frog	Gracixalus patkaiensis
Assam	Assam torrent frog	Amolops assamensis
Bihar	Asian Black-spectacled toad	Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Chhattisgarh	Asian-Banded bullfrog	Kaloula pulchra
Goa	Gomantak White-lipped Cricket-frog	Minervarya gomantaki	Least Concern
Gujarat	Indian-Globular frog	Uperodon globulosus	Least Concern
Haryana	Mahabharat-Torrent frog	Amolops mahabharatensis
Himachal Pradesh	Himalayan toad	Bufo himalayanus	Least Concern
Jharkhand	Indian tree frog	Polypedates maculatus
Karnataka	Malabar tree toad	Pedostibes tuberculosus
Kerala	Indian purple frog	Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
Madhya Pradesh	Marbled balloon frog	Uperodon systoma
Maharashtra	Maharashtra bush frog	Raorchestes bombayensis	Vulnerable
Manipur	Manipur frog	Euphlycitis ghoshii	Endangered
Meghalaya	Khasi Hill caecilian	Ichthyophis meghalayensis
Mizoram	Indian tree frog	Polypedates maculatus
Nagaland	Himalayan Newt	Tylototriton verrucosus
Odisha	Orissa frog	Fejervarya orissaensis
Punjab	Punjab toad	Duttaphrynus stomaticus	Least Concern
Rajasthan	Indian burrowing frog	Sphaerotheca breviceps
Sikkim	Himalayan Newt	Tylototriton verrucosus
Tamil Nadu	South Indian bullfrog	Hoplobatrachus crassus
Telangana	Deccan toad	Duttaphrynus peninsularis
Tripura	Sapgreen stream leaping-frog	Sylvirana nigrovittata
Uttar Pradesh	Indian burrowing frog	Sphaerotheca breviceps
Uttarakhand	Himalayan Newt	Tylototriton verrucosus
West Bengal	Brown-blotched Bengal tree frog	Polypedates bengalensis

Union territories

List of Indian state amphibians (Union territories)
Union territory	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]	IUCN category^[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman Chestnut-brown frog	Minervarya andamanensis	Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi	Indian-skittering frog	Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Lakshadweep	Indian burrowing frog	Sphaerotheca breviceps
Puducherry	Variegated globular frog	Uperodon variegatus	Least Concern

References

^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[1] "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[Symbol-2] "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[ENVIS-3] "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[Name-4] "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[IUCN-5] "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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