Amphibians of
Telangana

The list of 16 amphibians known to be present in Telangana is provided below. 

For further details, please consult  Srinivasulu, C. & G.C. Kumar (2022).

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Checklist of Amphibians of Telangana

I. ORDER ANURA                                      

1. Family Bufonidae                                

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

  2. Schneider’s Toad Duttaphrynus scaber (Schneider, 1799)

  3. Marbled Toad Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken, 1864)

  4. Günther’s Toad Duttaphrynus hololius (Günther, 1876)

2. Family Dicroglossidae                                

  5. Indian Skipper Frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799)

  6. Rice Field Frog Fejervarya orissaensis (Dutta, 1997)

  7. Jerdon’s Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon, 1854)

  8. Indian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1803)

  9. Indian Burrowing Frog Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)

3. Family Microhylidae                                

  10. Ornate Narrow-mouth Frog Microhyla ornata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

  11. Red Narrow-mouth Frog Microhyla rubra (Jerdon, 1854)

  12. Sri Lankan Painted Frog Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker, 1934)

  13. Variegated Ramanella Uperodon variegatus (Stoliczka, 1872)

  14. Indian Balloon Frog Uperodon globulosus (Günther, 1864)

  15. Marbled Balloon Frog Uperodon systoma (Schneider, 1799)

4. Family Rhacophoridae                                

  16. Indian Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus (J.E. Gray, 1830)

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You may use the above listed checklist for research and non-commercial work, and must acknowledge Srinivasulu & Kumar (2022) and CBCS Telangana Biodiversity Database as mentioned below. 

 

1.  Srinivasulu, C. & G.C. Kumar (2022). A checklist of herpetofauna of Telangana state, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(6): 21266–21281. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7360.14.6.21266-21281

 

2. Srinivasulu, C. (2025). Checklist of Amphibians of Telangana. Telangana Biodiversity Database, available on https://oucbcs.org/amphibians/ (Downloaded on ….).