List of amphibians of Nepal

The amphibians of Nepal represent a variety of species, including:

Anura (frogs and toads)

True frogs

Order: Anura    Family: Ranidae

• Assam sucker frog (Amolops formosus) ^[1]
• Yembung sucker frog (Amolops gerbillus)
• Himalaya sucker frog (Amolops himalanus)
• Marbled sucker frog (Amolops marmoratus)
• Mountain sucker frog (Amolops monticola)
• Humerana humeralis
• Black striped frog (Sylvirana nigrovittata)

True toads

Order: Anura    Family: Bufonidae

• Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
• Marbled toad (Duttaphrynus stomaticus)

Fork-tongued frogs

Order: Anura    Family: Dicroglossidae

• Indian skitter frog (Euphlyctis cyanphlyctis)
• Jerdon's bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus crassus)
• Asian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)
• Northern frog (Ingerana borealis)
• Annandale's paa frog (Nanorana annandalii)
• Arnold's paa frog (Nanorana arnoldi)
• Blandford's paa frog (Nanorana blanfordii)
• Torrent paa frog (Nanorana ercepeae)
• Sikkim paa frog (Nanorana liebigii)
• Nepal paa frog (Nanorana minica)
• Mountain slow frog (Nanorana parkeri)
• Langtana paa frog (Nanorana polunini)
• Rara paa frog (Narorana rarica)
• Dubois' paa frog (Nanorana rostandi)
• Ombrana sikimensis
• Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps)
• Sphaerotheca maskeyi
• Sphaerotheca swani
• Nepal cricket frog (Zakerana nepalensis)
• Pierre's cricket frog (Zakerana pierrei)
• Long legged cricket frog (Zakarena syhadrensis)
• Terai cricket frog (Zakerana teraiensis)

Narrow-mouthed frogs

Order: Anura    Family: Microhylidae

• Ornamented pygmy frog (Microhyla ornata)
• Indian painted bullfrog (Uperodon taprobanicus)

Shrub frogs

Order: Anura    Family: Rhacophoridae

• Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
• Annandale's bush frog (Raorchestes annandalii)
• Nepal flying frog (Zhangixalus smaragdinus)

Goose frogs

Order: Anura    Family: Megophryidae

• Small spadefoot toad (Megophrys parva)
• Bengal spadefoot toad (Megophrys robusta)
• Himalayan stream frog (Scutiger boulengeri)
• Nepal lazy toad (Scutiger nepalensis)
• Scutiger nyingchiensis
• Sikkim lazy toad (Scutiger sikimmensis)

Gymnophiona (caecilians and relatives)

Family: Ichthyophiidae

• Darjeeling caecilians (Ichthyophis sikkimensis)

Urodela (salamanders and relatives)

Family: Salamandridae

• Himalayan newt (Tylototriton verrucosus)

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Amolops formosus (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 2 February 2024.