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Order Anura

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Family Bufonidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – ten genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Beduka
(Lateritic Toads)

Image of Beduka amboli in amplexus

Dubois, Ohler & Pyron, 2021

Two species
India (Maharashtra) Size range: 29.6 mm (1 in) long (B. koynaensis) to 34.2 mm (1 in) long (B. amboli)

Habitats: Forest, inland wetlands, rocky areas

Diets: Unknown
Blaira
(Stream Toads)

Image of Blaira rubigina

Dubois, Ohler & Pyron, 2021

Two species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Blythophryne
(Bush Toads)

Image of Blythophryne beryet

Chandramouli, Vasudevan, Harikrishnan, Dutta, Janani, Sharma, Das & Aggarwal, 2016

One species
Size range:

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Diets:
Bufo
(Toads)

Image of Asiatic Toad

Garsault, 1764

One species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Bufoides
(Hills Toads)
Pillai & Yazdani, 1973

Three species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Bufotes
(Middle Asiatic Toads)

Image of Ladakh Toad

Rafinesque, 1815

One species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Duttaphrynus
(Dutta's Toads)

Image of Duttaphrynus beddomii

Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006

Seventeen species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Firouzophrynus
(Firouz's Toads)

Image of Firouzophrynus stomaticus

Safaei-Mahroo & Ghaffari, 2020

Four species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Ingerophrynus
(Dwarf Toads)

Illustration of Ingerophrys macrotis

Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006

One species
Size range:

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Diets:
Pedostibes
(Tree Toads)

Image of Malabar Tree Toad

Günther, 1876

One species
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Family Ceratobatrachidae

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Subfamily LiuraninaeFei, Ye & Jiang, 2010 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Liurana
(Papilla-tongued Frogs)
Dubois, 1987

Four species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:

Family Dicroglossidae

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Subfamily DicroglossinaeAnderson, 1871 – ten genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Allopaa

Image of Allopaa hazarensis

Anderson, 1871

Two species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Euphlyctis
(Skipper Frogs)

Image of Euphlyctis cyanophlyctus

Fitzinger, 1843

Seven species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Fejervarya
(Rice Frogs)

Image of Fejervarya limnocharis

Bolkay, 1915

Five species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Hoplobatrachus
(Bull Frogs)

Image of Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

Peters, 1863

Three species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Limnonectes
(Fanged Frogs)
Fitzinger, 1843

Four species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Minervarya
(Cricket Frogs)

Image of Minervarya pentali

Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001

27 species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Nanorana
(Paa Frogs)

Image of Nanorana liebigii

Günther, 1896

Ten species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Ombrana
(Circular-flapped Frogs)

Image of Ombrana sikimensis

Dubois, 1992

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Sphaerotheca
(Burrowing Frogs)

Image of Sphaerotheca breviceps

Günther, 1859

Six species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Subfamily OccidozyginaeFei, Ye & Huang, 1990 – two genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Ingerana

Image of Ingerana borealis

Dubois, 1987

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Occidozyga
(Puddle Frogs)

Image of Occidozyga lima

Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

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Family Hylidae

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Subfamily HylinaeRafinesque, 1815 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Hyla
(Holarctic Treefrogs)

Hyla annectans

Laurenti, 1768

One species
India (Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya), China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Size range:

Habitats: Forest, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, irrigated lands and ponds

Diets:

Family Megophryidae

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Subfamily LeptobrachiinaeDubois, 1980 – three genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Leptobrachella
(Slender-armed Frogs)
Smith, 1925

Four species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Leptobrachium
(Litter Toads)

Image of Leptobrachium bompu

Tschudi, 1838

Four species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Scutiger
(Lazy Toads)

Image of Sikkim Lazy Toad

Theobald, 1868

Three species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Subfamily MegophryinaeBonaparte, 1850 – two genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Jingophrys
(Diminutive Horned Toads)
Lyu & Wang, 2023

Two species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Xenophrys
(Horned Frogs)

Image of Xenophrys major

Tschudi, 1838

Seventeen species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:

Family Micrixalidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Micrixalus
(Dancing Frogs)

Image of an unknown Micrixalus species exhibiting "foot-flagging" behaviour

Boulenger, 1888

24 species
India (Western Ghats) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets: Small invertebrates

Family Microhylidae

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Subfamily KalophryninaeMivart, 1869 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Kalophrynus
(Sticky Frogs)
Tschudi, 1838

One species
India (Assam, West Bengal), Bangladesh Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Subfamily MelanobatrachinaeNoble, 1931 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Melanobatrachus
(Indian Microhylids)

Image of Melanobatrachus indicus

Beddome, 1878

One species
India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) Size range:

Habitats:

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Subfamily MicrohylinaeGünther, 1858 – five genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Kaloula
(Painted Frogs)

Image of Banded bullfrog

Gray, 1831

Two species
India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Microhyla
(Chorus Frogs)

Image of Microhyla rubra

Tschudi, 1838

Fourteen species
India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Micryletta
(Paddy Frogs)

Image of Micryletta inornata

Dubois, 1987

Two species
India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Mysticellus
(Mysterious Narrow-mouthed Frogs)

Image of Mysticellus franki

Dubois, 1987

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Uperodon
(Balloon Frogs)

Image of Uperodon taprobanicus

Dubois, 1987

Nine species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

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Family Nasikabatrachidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Nasikabatrachus
(Purple Pig-nosed Frogs)

Purple frog

Biju & Bossuyt, 2003

Two species
India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) Size range: 49 mm (2 in) long (Bhupathy’s Purple Pig-nosed Frog) to 90 mm (4 in) long (Purple frog)

Habitats: Forest, inland wetlands, canals and drainage channels

Diets: Termites, ants, worms as well as algae

Family Nyctibatrachidae

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Subfamily AstrobatrachinaeVijayakumar, Pyron, Dinesh, Torsekar, Srikanthan, Swamy, Stanley, Blackburn & Shanker, 2019 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Astrobatrachus
(Dwarf Triangle Disk Frogs)

Image of Astrobatrachus kurichiyana

Vijayakumar, Pyron, Dinesh, Torsekar, Srikanthan, Swamy, Stanley, Blackburn, and Shanker, 2019

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

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Subfamily NyctibatrachinaeBlommers-Schlösser, 1993 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Nyctibatrachus
(Night Frogs)

Image of Nyctibatrachus anamallaiensis

Boulenger, 1882

35 species
India (Western Ghats) Size range: 13 mm (1 in) long (N. beddomii) to 84 mm (3 in) long (N. karnatakaensis)

Habitats:

Diets: Unknown, presumably small invertebrates

Family Ranidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – five genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Amolops
(Cascade Frogs)

Image of Amolops gerbillus

Cope, 1865

Nineteen species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Clinotarsus
(Forest Frogs)

Image of Clinotarsus curtipes

Mivart, 1869

Two species
Size range:

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Hylarana
(Golden-backed Frogs)

Image of Hylarana aurantiaca

Tschudi, 1838

Twenty species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Odorrana
(Copper-cheeked Frogs)

Image of Odorrana chloronata

Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990

Five species
Size range:

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Pterorana Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986

One species
Size range:

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Family Ranixalidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – two genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Indirana
(Leaping Frogs)

Image of Indirana brachytarsus

Laurent, 1986

Fourteen species
India (Western Ghats) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets: Small invertebrates
Walkerana
(Mountain Leaping Frogs)

Image of Walkerana phrynoderma

Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye & Molur, 2016

Four species
India (Western Ghats) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets: Small invertebrates

Family Rhacophoridae

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Subfamily RhacophorinaeHoffman, 1932 – fifteen genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Beddomixalus
(Foam-nest Tree Frog)

Image of Beddomixalus bijui

Abraham, Pyron, Ansil, Zachariah & Zachariah, 2013

One species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Chirixalus
(Asian Treefrogs)

Image of Chirixalus nongkhorensis

Boulenger, 1893

Four species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Feihyla
(Jelly-nest Tree Frogs)

Image of Feihyla vittatus

Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006

Three species
Size range:

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Diets:
Ghatixalus
(Ghat's Tree Frogs)

Image of Ghatixalus variabilis

Biju, Roelants & Bossuyt, 2008

Three species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Gracixalus

Image of Gracixalus patkaiensis

Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005

One species
Size range:

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Diets:
Kurixalus
(Frill-limbed Tree Frogs)

Image of Kurixalus appendiculatus

Ye, Fei & Dubois, 1999

Three species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Mercurana
(Lowland Tree Frogs)

Image of Mercurana myristicapalustris

Abraham, Pyron, Ansil, Zachariah & Zachariah, 2013

One species
Size range:

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Nasutixalus
(Bubble-nest Tree Frogs)

Image of Nasutixalus jerdonii

Jiang, Yan, Wang & Che, 2016

One species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Philautus
(Shrub Frogs)

Image of Philautus dubius

Gistel, 1848

Six species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Polypedates
(Whipping Frogs)

Image of Polypedates bengalensis

Tschudi, 1838

Fourteen species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Pseudophilautus
(Brown-eared Shrub Frogs)

Image of Pseudophilautus wynaadensis

Laurent, 1943

Three species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Raorchestes
(Bush Frogs)

Image of Raorchestes chalazodes

Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

67 species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Rhacophorus
(Flying Frogs)

Image of Rhacophorus lateralis

Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822

Nine species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Theloderma
(Warty Tree Frogs)

Image of Theloderma moloch

Tschudi, 1838

Three species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Zhangixalus
(Zhang's Tree Frogs)

Image of Zhangixalus burmanus

Li, Jiang, Ren & Jiang, 2019

Three species
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Order Urodela

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Family Salamandridae

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Subfamily PleurodelinaeTschudi, 1838 – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Tylototriton
(Crocodile Newts)

Image of Himalayan Crocodile Newt

Anderson, 1871

Two species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:

Order Gymnophiona

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Family Chikilidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – one genus
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Chikila Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson & Biju, 2012

Four species
India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura), Bangladesh (Sylhet Division) Size range:

Habitats: Inland wetlands, forest, rural gardens, plantations, irrigated land, aquaculture ponds, canals and drainage channels

Diets: Unknown, possibly worms and insects

Family Grandisoniidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – two genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Gegeneophis
(Blind Caecilians)

Image of Mhadei Caecilian

Peters, 1880

Twelve species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Indotyphlus
(Vermiform Caecilians)
Taylor, 1960

Two species
India (Kerala) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:

Family Ichthyophiidae

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Not assigned to a named subfamily – two genera
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology
Ichthyophis
(Striped Caecilians)

Image of Kodagu Striped Caecilian

Fitzinger, 1826

Fifteen species
Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:
Uraeotyphlus
(Indian Caecilians)

Image of Uraeotyphlus oxyurus

Peters, 1897

Eight species
India (Western Ghats) Size range:

Habitats:

Diets:

References

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