List of amphibians of Sikkim

The following is a list of amphibians of Sikkim .

Caecilians

Family Ichthyophiidae

• Common yellow-banded caecilian (Ichthyophis glutinosus)
• Black caecilian (Ichthyophis monochrous)
• Sikkimese caecilian (Ichthyophis sikkimensis)

Salamanders

Family Salamandridae

• Himalayan newt (Tylototriton verrucosus)

Frogs

Family Bufonidae

• Himalayan toad (Duttaphrynus himalayanus)
• Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
• Duttaphrynus stuarti

Family Dicroglossidae

• Indian skipper frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis)
• Rice field frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)
• Northern frog (Injerana borealis)
• Nepal cricket frog (Minervarya nepalensis)
• Terai cricket frog (Minervarya teraiensis)
• Annandale’s paa frog (Nanorana annandalii)
• Blanford’s paa frog (Nanorana blanfordii)
• Torrent paa frog (Nanorana ercepeae)
• Nanorana gammii
• Liebig’s paa frog (Nanorana liebigii)
• Small paa frog (Nanorana minica)
• Polunin’s paa frog (Nanorana polunini)
• Ombrana sikimensis
• Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps)

Family Microhylidae

• Ornate narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla ornata)

Family Megophryidae

• Concave-crowned horned toad (Boulenophrys parva)
• Pale-shouldered horned toad (Boulenophrys boettgeri)
• Boulenger’s lazy toad (Scutiger boulengeri)
• Scutiger sikimensis
• Xenophrys major
• White-lipped horned toad (Xenophrys robusta)

Family Ranidae

• Kachin torrent frog (Amolops afghanus)
• Beautiful stream frog (Amolops formosus)
• Gerbil stream frog (Amolops gerbillus)
• Himalaya cascade frog (Amolops himalayanus)
• Marbled cascade frog (Amolops marmoratus)
• Mountain stream frog (Amolops monticola)
• Palebrown stream frog (Clinotarsus alticola)

Family Rhacophoridae

• Nasutixalus jerdonii
• Philautus dubius
• Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
• Indian tree frog (Polypedates maculatus)
• Hong Kong whipping frog (Polypedates megacephalus)
• Coppersmith frog (Raorchestes annandalii)
• Green flying frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii)
• Nepal flying frog (Zhangixalus smaragdinus)

References

• Subba, B., Aravind, N., & Ravikanth, G. (2017). Amphibians of the Sikkim Himalaya, India: an annotated checklist. Check List, 13(1), 2033. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.1.2033

See also

• List of amphibians of Bhutan
• List of amphibians of Northeast India
• List of amphibians of India