List of amphibians of Northeast India

The following is a list of amphibians of Northeast India. The presence of amphibian species in each of the seven Northeastern states is indicated by green checkmarks. Species endemic to Northeast India are labeled as endemic. The list is based on Sen (2004), with additional records from Nagaland included from Ao, et al. (2003).

Due to its humid climate, Meghalaya has the most amphibian species diversity.

List[]

Scientific name	Citation	Family	Meghalaya	Assam	Arunachal Pradesh	Manipur	Nagaland	Mizoram	Tripura	Status	Endemism
	(Anderson, 1871)	Salamandridae	Y		Y	Y				Endangered
Ichthyophis garoensis	Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999	Ichthyophiidae	Y							Not evaluated	Endemic
Ichthyophis glutinosus	(Linnaeus, 1754)	Ichthyophiidae		Y						Not evaluated
Ichthyophis husaini	Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999	Ichthyophiidae	Y							Not evaluated	Endemic
	(Alcock, 1904)	Caeciliidae		Y						Vulnerable	Endemic
Leptobrachium hasseltii	Tschudii, 1838	Megophryidae	Y	Y						Endangered
Leptolalax lateralis	(Anderson, 1871)	Megophryidae		Y	Y					Data deficient
Megophrys monticola	Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822	Megophryidae	Y		Y		Y			Endangered
Megophrys parva	(Boulenger, 1893)	Megophryidae	Y	Y	Y					Near threatened
Xenophrys glandulosa	(Boulenger, 1890)	Megophryidae					Y			Least concern
Xenophrys major	(Boulenger, 1908)	Megophryidae					Y			Least concern
Xenophrys wuliangshanensis	Ye & Fei, 1995	Megophryidae					Y			Not evaluated
Megophrys serchhipii	Mathew & Sen, 2007	Megophryidae						Y		Not evaluated
Megophrys zunhebotoensis	Mathew & Sen, 2007	Megophryidae					Y			Not evaluated
Scutiger sikimmensis	(Blyth, 1854)	Megophryidae	Y				Y			Near threatened
Duttaphrynus himalayanus	Gunther, 1864	Bufonidae	Y	Y	Y	Y				Near threatened
Duttaphrynus melanostictus	Schneider, 1799	Bufonidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Vulnerable
Bufo stomaticus	Lutken, 1862	Bufonidae		Y						Near threatened
Bufo stuarti	Smith, 1929	Bufonidae		Y						Near threatened
Bufoides meghalayanus	(Yazdani & Chanda, 1971)	Bufonidae	Y	Y				Y		Critically endangered	Endemic
Pedostibes kempi	(Boulenger, 1919)	Bufonidae	Y							Critically endangered	Endemic
Hyla annectans	(Jerdon, 1870)	Hylidae	Y	Y			Y		Y	Near threatened
Kaloula taprobanica	(Parker, 1934)	Microhylidae	Y	Y					Y	Not evaluated
Kalophrynus orangensis	Dutta, Ahmed & Das, 2000	Microhylidae		Y						Not evaluated	Endemic
Microhyla berdmorei	(Blyth, 1856)	Microhylidae	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Near threatened
Microhyla ornata	(Dumeril & Bibron, 1841)	Microhylidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Least concern
Microhyla rubra	(Jerdon, 1853)	Microhylidae		Y			Y	Y		Near threatened
Uperodon globulosus	(Gunther, 1864)	Microhylidae		Y	Y					Near threatened
Chirixalus doriae	Boulenger, 1893	Rhacophoridae			Y					Endangered
Chirixalus simus	Annandale, 1915	Rhacophoridae		Y						Endangered	Endemic
Chirixalus vittatus	(Boulenger, 1887)	Rhacophoridae			Y		Y	Y		Endangered
Nyctixalus moloch	(Annandale, 1912)	Rhacophoridae		Y	Y					Endangered
Theloderma andersoni	(Ahl, 1927)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Endangered
Philautus annandalii	(Boulenger, 1906)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y					Near threatened
Chiromantis cherrapunjiae	Roonwal & Kripalani, 1961	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y					Endangered	Endemic
Philautus garo	(Boulenger, 1919)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y			Y			Critically endangered	Endemic
Philautus kempiae	(Boulenger, 1919)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y						Critically endangered	Endemic
Philautus namdaphaensis	Sarkar & Sanyal, 1985	Rhacophoridae			Y					Vulnerable	Endemic
Philautus kempii	(Annandale, 1912)	Rhacophoridae			Y					Endangered
Philautus shillongensis	Pillai & Chanda, 1973	Rhacophoridae	Y							Critically endangered	Endemic
Chiromantis shyamrupus	Chanda & Ghosh, 1989	Rhacophoridae			Y					Vulnerable	Endemic
Polypedates leucomystax	(Gravenhorst, 1829)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Least concern
Polypedates maculatus	(Gray, 1834)	Rhacophoridae	Y		Y					Endangered
Polypedates megacephalus	Hallowell, 1861	Rhacophoridae					Y			Not evaluated
Polypedates teraiensis	(Dubois, 1987)	Rhacophoridae					Y			Not evaluated
Rhacophorus appendiculatus	(Gunther, 1859)	Rhacophoridae			Y					Data deficient
Rhacophorus bipunctatus	Ahi, 1927	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Near threatened
Rhacophorus bisacculus	Taylor, 1962	Rhacophoridae					Y			Endangered
Rhacophorus gongshanensis	(Yang & Su, 1984)	Rhacophoridae					Y			Not evaluated
Frankixalus jerdonii	(Gunther, 1875)	Rhacophoridae		Y	Y				-	Vulnerable
Rhacophorus maximus	Gunther, 1858	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Near threatened
Rhacophorus namdaphaensis	Sarkar & Sanyal, 1985	Rhacophoridae			Y					Vulnerable	Endemic
	Annandale, 1912	Rhacophoridae			Y					Data deficient	Endemic
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus	Boulenger, 1895	Rhacophoridae	Y		Y					Not evaluated
Rhacophorus reinwardtii	(Kuhi & van Hasselt, 1822)	Rhacophoridae	Y		Y					Near threatened
Rhacophorus tuberculatus	(Anderson, 1871)	Rhacophoridae	Y	Y	Y					Near threatened
Theloderma asperum	(Boulenger)	Rhacophoridae		Y	Y		Y			Data deficient
Chaparana sikimensis	(Jerdon, 1870)	Dicroglossidae	Y							Near threatened
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis	(Schneider, 1799)	Dicroglossidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Near threatened
	(Chanda, 1990)	Dicroglossidae				Y				Endangered	Endemic
Euphlyctis hexadactylus	(Lesson, 1984)	Dicroglossidae							Y	Near threatened
Fejervarya teraiensis	(Dubois, 1975)	Dicroglossidae					Y			Not evaluated
Fejervarya nepalensis	(Dubois, 1834)	Dicroglossidae					Y			Not evaluated
Hoplobatrachus crassus	(Jerdon, 1853)	Dicroglossidae		Y	Y		Y		Y	Not evaluated
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus	(Daudin, 1802)	Dicroglossidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Vulnerable
	(Anderson, 1871)	Dicroglossidae	Y							Data deficient	Endemic
Limnonectes kuhlii	(Tschudi, 1838)	Dicroglossidae	Y	Y						Not evaluated
Limnonectes laticeps	(Boulenger, 1882)	Dicroglossidae	Y	Y	Y					Not evaluated
Limnonectes limnocharis	(Gravenhorst, 1829)	Dicroglossidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Vulnerable
Limnonectes mawlyndipi	(Chanda, 1990)	Dicroglossidae	Y							Critically endangered
Limnonectes mawphlangensis	(Pillai & Chanda, 1977)	Dicroglossidae	Y			Y	Y			Critically endangered
Nanorana annandalii	(Boulenger, 1920)	Dicroglossidae			Y		Y			Not evaluated
Nanorana blanfordii	(Boulenger, 1882)	Dicroglossidae	Y							Near threatened
Nanorana liebigii	(Gunther, 1860)	Dicroglossidae			Y					Near threatened
Nanorana mokokchungensis	Das & Chanda, 2000	Dicroglossidae					Y			Not evaluated	Endemic
Occidozyga borealis	(Annandale, 1912)	Dicroglossidae			Y		Y			Endangered	Endemic
	(Gunther, 1858)	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Near threatened
Amolops formosus	(Annandale, 1875)	Ranidae	Y		Y		Y			Near threatened
Amolops gerbillus	(Annandale, 1912)	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Near threatened
Amolops marmoratus	(Annandale, 1912)	Ranidae			Y		Y			Not evaluated
Amolops viridimaculatus	(Jiang, 1983)	Ranidae					Y			Not evaluated
Clinotarsus alticola	Boulenger, 1882	Ranidae	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Near threatened
Ombrana sikimensis	Sclater, 1892	Ranidae	Y							Near threatened
Hylarana danieli	Pillai & Chanda, 1977	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Near threatened
Hylarana erythraea	(Schlegel, 1837)	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Near threatened
Hylarana garoensis	Boulenger, 1920	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Endangered	Endemic
Zakerana keralensis	Dubois, 1980	Ranidae							Y	Not evaluated
Pterorana khare	(Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986)	Ranidae				Y	Y	Y		Endangered	Endemic
Hylarana leptoglossa	(Cope, 1868)	Ranidae	Y	Y						Endangered
Odorrana livida	(Blyth, 1855)	Ranidae	Y	Y		Y	Y			Near threatened
Hylarana malabarica	Tschudi, 1838	Ranidae		Y				Y		Not evaluated
Hylarana nicobariensis	(Stoliczkae, 1870)	Ranidae		Y					Y	Near threatened
Hylarana nigrovittata	(Blyth, 1855)	Ranidae		Y						Endangered
Hylarana taipehensis	Van Denburgh, 1909	Ranidae	Y	Y	Y					Not evaluated
Hylarana tytleri	(Theobald, 1868)	Ranidae					Y			Not evaluated
Humerana humeralis	Boulenger, 1887	Ranidae					Y			Not evaluated

Names in local languages[]

Below are some frog names in the Miju language of Arunachal Pradesh.^[1]

• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus: hāŋgrān
• Hylarana taipehensis: phòlōlōnt
• Megophrys parva: tāʔòŋ
• Duttaphrynus melanostictus: càŋ khàŋ ə̄pay
• Bufo stomaticus: hāŋŋūm

References[]

• Ao, J.M., Bordoloi, S. and Ohler, A. 2003. Amphibian fauna of Nagaland with nineteen new records from the State including five new records for India. ZOO’s Print Journal 18(6): 1117-1125.
• Sen, Nibedita (2004). Further notes on statewise distribution of the amphibian fauna of North East India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India: 102 (Part 3-4): 105-112, 2004.

See also[]

• List of amphibians of India
• List of amphibians of Bhutan
• List of amphibians of Sikkim