List of amphibians of Java

The following is a list of amphibians of Java and Bali, Indonesia from Iskandar (1998). ^[1] There is a total of 41 amphibian species in Java, 9 of which are endemic to Java.

In Java, amphibian species commonly collected for human consumption include Limnonectes macrodon , Fejervarya cancrivora , Fejervarya limnocharis , and Fejervarya iskandari . ^[2]

List

Family Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic Tailed Caecilians)

• Ichthyophis hypocyaneus

Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)

• Leptobrachium hasseltii
• Megophrys montana

Family Bufonidae (True Toads)

• Leptophryne borbonica
• Leptophryne cruentata — endemic
• Phrynoidis asper
• Duttaphrynus melanostictus
• Ingerophrynus biporcatus
• Ingerophrynus parvus

Family Microhylidae (Narrow Mouth Frogs)

• Kalophrynus minusculus
• Kalophrynus pleurostigma
• Kaloula baleata
• Microhyla achatina
• Microhyla palmipes
• Oreophryne monticola — endemic to Bali and Lombok; not found on Java

Family Ranidae (True Frogs)

• Huia masonii — endemic
• Hylarana baramica
• Hylarana chalconota
• Hylarana erythraea
• Hylarana nicobariensis
• Odorrana hosii
• Rana catesbeiana — introduced

Family Dicroglossidae (Fork Tongue Frogs)

• Fejervarya cancrivora
• Fejervarya limnocharis
• Fejervarya iskandari — endemic
• Limnonectes kuhlii
• Limnonectes macrodon
• Limnonectes microdiscus
• Occidozyga lima
• Occidozyga sumatrana

Family Rhacophoridae (South Asian Tree Frogs)

• Nyctixalus margaritifer — endemic
• Philautus aurifasciatus
• Philautus jacobsoni — endemic
• Philautus pallidipes — endemic
• Philautus vittiger — endemic
• Polypedates leucomystax
• Rhacophorus javanus — endemic
• Rhacophorus margaritifer — endemic
• Rhacophorus reinwardtii

Family Hylidae (Australo-Papuan Tree Frogs)

• Litoria javana — dubious

Family Pipidae (African Clawed Toads)

• Xenopus laevis — introduced
• Hymenochirus sp. — introduced

References

1. Iskandar, Djoko T. (1998). The Amphibians of Java and Bali. Jakarta: Research and Development Centre for Biology, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI). ISBN   979-579-014-5
2. Kusrini, MD (2005). Edible frog harvesting in Indonesia: evaluating its impact and ecological context. Ph.D. dissertation, James Cook University.

• Kusrini MD, Lubis MI, Darmawan B. 2008. The Tree Frog of Chevron Geothermal Concession, Mount Hakimun-Salak National Park - Indonesia. Technical report submitted to the Wildlife Trust – Peka Foundation.

See also

• List of amphibians and reptiles of Mount Halimun Salak National Park
• List of amphibians of Sumatra