List of amphibians of Bhutan

The following is a list of amphibians of Bhutan from Wangyal (2013, 2014). In Bhutan, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus is widely consumed by people. Nanorana annandalii and Nanorana blanfordii are consumed by the residents of Sakteng, Trashigang District.

List

Frogs

Family Bufonidae

• Duttaphrynus himalayanus
• Duttaphrynus melanostictus
• Duttaphrynus cf. stuarti

Family Dicroglossidae

• Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
• Fejervarya cf. limnocharis
• Fejervarya nepalensis
• Fejervarya pierrei
• Fejervarya teraiensis
• Hoplobatrachus crassus
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
• Nanorana annandalii
• Nanorana arnoldi
• Nanorana blanfordii
• Nanorana conaensis
• Nanorana liebigii
• Nanorana parkeri
• Nanorana pleskei
• Nanorana vicina
• Nanorana sp.
• Occidozyga borealis
• Ombrana sikimensis

Family Megophryidae

• Scutiger bhutanensis — endemic
• Scutiger boulengeri
• Scutiger sikimmensis
• Xenophrys glandulosa
• Xenophrys major
• Xenophrys minor
• Xenophrys cf. nankiangensis
• Xenophrys parva

Family Microhylidae

• Microhyla ornata

Family Ranidae

• Amolops formosus
• Amolops gerbillus
• Amolops himalayanus
• Amolops mantzorum
• Amolops marmoratus
• Amolops cf. monticola
• Clinotarsus alticola
• Humerana humeralis
• Hyla cf. annectans
• Hylarana sp.
• Hylarana nigrovittata
• Hylarana taipehensis
• Hylarana tytleri
• Lithobates catesbeianus — dubious
• Rana ( Sylvirana ) sp.
• Sylvirana cf. guentheri
• Sylvirana leptoglossa

Family Rhacophoridae

• Polypedates cf. himalayensis
• Polypedates maculatus
• Rhacophorus maximus
• Rhacophorus tuberculatus
• Theloderma andersoni
• Theloderma asperum

Salamanders

Family Salamandridae

• Tylototriton verrucosus

Caecilians

Family Ichthyophiidae

• Ichthyophis sikkimensis

References

• Wangyal, Jigme Tshelthrim. 2013. Status of Amphibian Studies and Conservation in Bhutan.
• Wangyal, Jigme Tshelthrim. 2014. The status of Herpetofauna of Bhutan. Journal of the Bhutan Ecological Society, Issue 1.

See also

• List of amphibians of Sikkim
• List of amphibians of Northeast India
• List of amphibians of India