At least 37 species of

amphibian Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terres ...

s are native to

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. This list does not include the provisionally recorded ''

Fejervarya kawamurai ''Fejervarya kawamurai'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Islands and Honshu), and China. It belongs to the ''Fejervarya limnocharis'' species complex In biology, a species complex is a ...

'' nor the introduced ''

Rhinella marina The cane toad (''Rhinella marina''), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania ...

'' and ''

Andrias davidianus The Chinese giant salamander (''Andrias davidianus'') is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world.endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Taiwan. Salamander ''

Echinotriton andersoni Anderson's crocodile newt, Anderson's newt, Ryukyu spiny newt, or Japanese warty newt (''Echinotriton andersoni'') is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and, at least formerly, Mount Guanyin ...

'' is considered extinct in Taiwan (but survives on the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...

of Japan). In addition, there are three introduced species: cane toad ''

'', bullfrog ''

Lithobates catesbeianus The American bullfrog (''Lithobates catesbeianus''), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, po ...

'', and Chinese giant salamander ''

Andrias davidianus The Chinese giant salamander (''Andrias davidianus'') is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world.Anura (frogs and toads)

Family

Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category contains both species commonly called toads, and the true toads from the family Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category contains both species commonly called toads, and the true toads from the family Bufonidae {{Cat m ...

— true toads * ''

Bufo bankorensis ''Bufo bankorensis'' (vernacular names: Central Formosa toad, Bankor toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and widely distributed at elevations up to above sea level. There has been doubts about its separa ...

'' Barbour, 1908 —

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

* ''

Duttaphrynus melanostictus ''Duttaphrynus melanostictus'' is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely d ...

'' (Schneider, 1799) * ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — introduced Family

Dicroglossidae The frog family Dicroglossidae occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs. The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to ...

— fork-tongued frogs * ''

Fejervarya cancrivora ''Fejervarya'' is a genera of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in Asia. First proposed in 1915 by István József Bolkay, a Hungarian naturalist, the genus did not see widespread adoption at first. As late as the 1990s it was generally in ...

'' (Gravenhorst, 1829) * ''

'' Djong, Matsui, Kuramoto, Nishioka, and Sumida, 2011 — provisional * ''

Fejervarya multistriata ''Fejervarya multistriata'' (common name: Hong Kong paddy frog or simply paddy frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southern China (from Yuannan to Guangdong and Hainan) and in Taiwan, but its range likely exte ...

'' (Hallowell, 1861) * '' Fejervarya sakishimensis'' Matsui, Toda, and Ota, 2008 * '' Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'' (Wiegmann, 1834) * ''

Limnonectes fujianensis ''Limnonectes fujianensis'' (Fujian large-headed frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is most closely related to, and formerly confused with ''Limnonectes kuhlii''. Its name refers to the type locality in Fujian province of ...

'' (Ye and Fei, 1994) Family

Hylidae Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and s ...

— (Ameroaustralian) treefrogs * ''

Hyla chinensis The common Chinese tree frog (''Hyla chinensis''), also known under common names common Chinese treetoad and Chinese tree toad (Chinese Traditional: 中國雨蛙 Chinese Simplified: 中国雨蛙 Pinyin: Zhōngguó yǔwā), is a species of frog in ...

'' Günther, 1858 Family

Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution A molecular phylo ...

— narrow-mouthed frogs/toads * ''

Kaloula pulchra The banded bullfrog (''Kaloula pulchra'') is a species of frog in the narrow-mouthed frog family Microhylidae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is also known as the Asian painted frog, digging frog, Malaysian bullfrog, common Asian frog, and painte ...

'' Gray, 1831 * ''

Microhyla butleri The painted chorus frog (''Microhyla butleri''), also commonly known as Butler's narrow-mouthed toad, Butler's pigmy frog, Butler's rice frog, Butler's ricefrog, noisy frog or tubercled pygmy frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. ...

'' Boulenger, 1900 * ''

Microhyla fissipes ''Microhyla fissipes'' (commonly known as the ornate chorus frog) is a microhylid frog from East and Southeast Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula. It was previously considered to be the same species as '' M ...

'' Boulenger, 1884 * ''

Microhyla heymonsi ''Microhyla heymonsi'', also known as the dark-sided chorus frog or the Taiwan rice frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in northeastern India, southern China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia south to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra as wel ...

'' Vogt, 1911 * ''

Micryletta steinegeri ''Micryletta steinegeri'' (common names: Stejneger's paddy frog, Stejneger's narrow-mouthed toad, paddy frog, Taiwan little pygmy frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to central and southern Taiwan. In the past it ...

'' (Boulenger, 1909) —

Family Ranidae — true frogs Hylarana_taipehensis

* '' Babina adenopleura'' (Boulenger, 1909) * '' Babina okinavana'' (Boettger, 1895) * '' Hylarana latouchii'' (Boulenger, 1899) * ''

Hylarana taipehensis ''Hylarana taipehensis'' is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It has several common names, including Taipei frog, Taipei grass frog, two-striped grass frog, or striped slender frog. Following its redelimitation in 2019, its range is now ...

'' (Van Denburgh, 1909) * ''

'' (Shaw, 1802) — introduced * ''

Odorrana swinhoana ''Odorrana swinhoana'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and widely distributed in hilly areas below . It is named for Robert Swinhoe, a British naturalist and diplomat. Its common names include Swinhoe's brown ...

'' (Boulenger, 1903) —

* '' Pelophylax fukienensis'' (Pope, 1929) * '' Rana longicrus'' Stejneger, 1898 * ''

Rana sauteri ''Rana sauteri'' is a species of true frog endemic to Taiwan. It inhabits low-altitude hill forests and the associated streams. It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture and infrastructure development. Common nam ...

'' Boulenger, 1909 —

* '' Sylvirana guentheri'' (Boulenger, 1882) Family

Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly ...

— flying frogs or Afro-Asian treefrogs
Subfamily

Buergeriinae ''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available e ...

* ''

Buergeria japonica ''Buergeria'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and the sole genus of subfamily Buergeriinae. They are the sister taxon for all the other rhacophorids (subfamily Rhacophorinae). This position is firmly supported by the available e ...

'' (Hallowell, 1861) * ''

Buergeria otai ''Buergeria otai'' is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan and found in the eastern and southern parts of the island. ''Buergeria japonica'', with whom ''Buergeria otai'' was confused before described as a dist ...

'' Wang, Hsiao, Lee, Tseng, Lin, Komaki, and Lin, 2017 —

* ''

Buergeria robusta ''Buergeria robusta'' (robust Buerger's frog or strong stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is sympatric with ''Buergeria japonica'' but is much larger in size. Habitat and distribution The species is endemic to Taiw ...

'' (Boulenger, 1909) —

Subfamily

Rhacophorinae The Rhacophorinae are a subfamily of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. They range from tropical Africa and Asia to temperate China and Japan. Genera The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Rhacophorinae, representing 422 species: * ...

* '' Kurixalus berylliniris'' (Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang, and Wu, 2016) —

* ''

Kurixalus eiffingeri ''Kurixalus eiffingeri'' (Eiffinger's Tree Frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in Taiwan and on the Yaeyama Islands of Japan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical o ...

'' (Boettger, 1895) * '' Kurixalus idiootocus'' (Kuramoto and Wang, 1987) —

* '' Kurixalus wangi'' (Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang, and Wu, 2016) —

* ''

Polypedates braueri ''Polypedates braueri'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It has also been introduced to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia s ...

'' (Vogt, 1911) * ''

Polypedates megacephalus ''Polypedates megacephalus'', the Hong Kong whipping frog or spot-legged tree frog, is a species in the shrub frog family (Rhacophoridae). In its native range, it is also called "brown tree frog", but this name is otherwise applied to a species ...

'' (Hallowell, 1861) — introduced * '' Rhacophorus arvalis'' Lue, Lai, and Chen, 1995 —

* '' Rhacophorus aurantiventris'' Lue, Lai, and Chen, 1994 —

* '' Rhacophorus moltrechti'' Boulenger, 1908 —

* ''

Rhacophorus prasinatus ''Zhangixalus prasinatus'' (common names: tributary flying frog, green treefrog, emerald green treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae Endemism, endemic to northern Taiwan. It has been observed between 400 and 600 meters above ...

'' Mou, Risch, and Lue, 1983 —

* ''

Rhacophorus taipeianus The Taipei tree frog (''Zhangixalus taipeianus'') is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to central and northern Taiwan. It is a medium-sized tree frog; females are in snout-vent length, and males are slightly ...

'' Liang and Wang, 1978 —

Caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the extant salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance ...
(salamanders)

Family

Cryptobranchidae The Cryptobranchidae are a family of fully aquatic salamanders commonly known as the giant salamanders. They include the largest living amphibians. The family is native to China, Japan, and the eastern United States. They constitute one of two li ...

— giant salamanders * ''

Andrias davidianus The Chinese giant salamander (''Andrias davidianus'') is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world.introduced (likely) Family

Hynobiidae The Asiatic salamanders (family Hynobiidae) are primitive salamanders found all over Asia, and in European Russia. They are closely related to the giant salamanders (family Cryptobranchidae), with which they form the suborder Cryptobranchoidea. A ...

— Asian salamanders * '' Hynobius arisanensis'' Maki, 1922 —

* ''

Hynobius formosanus ''Hynobius formosanus'', the Taiwan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the high mountains at around . Its natural habitats are from open alpine habitats to shaded moist evergreen ...

'' Maki, 1922 —

* ''

Hynobius fucus The Taiwan lesser salamander (''Hynobius fuca'') is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South Chi ...

'' Lai and Lue, 2008 —

* ''

Hynobius glacialis ''Hynobius glacialis'', the Nanhu salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, endemic to Taiwan. Its common name refers to the type locality, Nanhu Mountain. The mountain contains glacial relic formations, the reason for the ...

'' Lai and Lue, 2008 —

* '' Hynobius sonani'' (Maki, 1922) —

Family

Salamandridae Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin. Their skin is v ...

— newts * ''

'' (Boulenger, 1892) —

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

in Taiwan

References

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the extant salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance ... (salamanders)

References

Caudata The Caudata are a group of amphibians containing the extant salamanders (Urodela) and all extinct species of amphibians more closely related to salamanders than to frogs. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance ...
(salamanders)