Amphibians Of Malaysia
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The amphibians of Malaysia are diverse.


Species

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Amolops larutensis ''Amolops larutensis'' (common names: Larut sucker frog, Larut Hill cascade frog, southern pad-discked frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in the Malay Peninsula from southernmost Thailand to Malaysia; records further ...
'' * '' Angular caecilian'' * '' Ansonia albomaculata'' * '' Ansonia endauensis'' * '' Ansonia hanitschi'' * '' Ansonia latidisca'' * '' Ansonia minuta'' * '' Ansonia torrentis'' * '' Borneophrys edwardinae'' * '' Bufo asper'' * '' Calluella brooksii'' * '' Calluella flava'' * '' Calluella guttulata'' * '' Calluella volzi'' * '' Caudacaecilia asplenia'' * ''
Caudacaecilia larutensis ''Ichthyophis larutensis'', the Larut Hills caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Ichthyophiidae found in Malaysia and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist m ...
'' * '' Caudacaecilia nigroflava'' * ''
Chaperina fusca ''Chaperina'' is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae. It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Chaperina fusca'', commonly known as the brown thorny frog, ...
'' * '' Chiromantis nongkhorensis'' * ''
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 ...
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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 ...
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Fejervarya limnocharis ''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is a species of frog found in South East Asia and parts of Indochina. It is known under many common names, including Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex (aft ...
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Fejervarya pulla ''Fejervarya pulla'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Malaysia and only known from its type locality, Penang Hill Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks near the center of Penang Island, ...
'' * '' Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'' * '' Huia cavitympanum'' * ''
Humerana miopus ''Humerana miopus'', also known as the Khao Wang frog or three-striped frog, is a frog that was identified in 1918. This species is known from southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, and it is locally common. Its dorsal colour is greyish-bro ...
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Hylarana banjarana ''Pulchrana banjarana'' is a species of true frogs, family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Malay Peninsula, occurring from the extreme southern Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia; however, it might also occur in Sumatra (Indonesia). The specific na ...
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Hylarana baramica ''Pulchrana baramica'', the Baram River frog, brown marsh frog, or masked rough-sided frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, including the extreme south Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore ...
'' * '' Hylarana erythraea'' * ''
Hylarana glandulosa ''Hylarana glandulosa'', commonly known as the rough-sided frog or the glandular frog, is a species of true frog in the genus ''Hylarana''. It is native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural hab ...
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Hylarana laterimaculata ''Pulchrana laterimaculata'', also known as the side-spotted swamp frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula from the southernmost Thailand through Malaysia to Singapore, in Sarawak in Borneo, and on t ...
'' * '' Hylarana luctuosa'' * '' Hylarana macrodactyla'' * '' Hylarana nigrovittata'' * '' Hylarana siberu'' * '' Hylarana signata'' * '' Ichthyophis atricollaris'' * ''
Ichthyophis dulitensis ''Ichthyophis dulitensis'' is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from near its type locality, Mount Dulit in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, after which it is named. Described by Edward Harris ...
'' * '' Ichthyophis monochrous'' * ''
Ingerana tenasserimensis ''Ingerana tenasserimensis'' (common names: Tenasserim eastern frog, pale-headed frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Myanmar, western and peninsular Thailand, and adjacent Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular M ...
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Ingerophrynus divergens ''Ingerophrynus divergens'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Malay Peninsula (Thailand, presumably Malaysia), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia), Sumatra, and Natuna Islands. It occurs in well-drained lowland rai ...
'' * '' Ingerophrynus gollum'' * '' Ingerophrynus kumquat'' * ''
Ingerophrynus macrotis ''Ingerophrynus macrotis'' is a toad species of the family Bufonidae that is native to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Its presence in China is uncertain. Characteristics Crown without bony ridges; snout short, truncated; ...
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Ingerophrynus parvus ''Ingerophrynus parvus'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, southwestern Thailand, southwestern Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java and Sumatra (Indonesia). Its natural habitats are primary and rege ...
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Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus ''Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus'' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Its common names are long-glanded toad, four-ridged toad and greater Malacca toad. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, and K ...
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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 ...
'' * '' Kurixalus appendiculatus'' * '' Leptobrachella baluensis'' * '' Leptobrachella brevicrus'' * '' Leptobrachella mjobergi'' * '' Leptobrachella palmata'' * '' Leptobrachella parva'' * '' Leptobrachella serasanae'' * '' Leptobrachium hendricksoni'' * '' Leptobrachium smithi'' * ''
Leptolalax arayai ''Leptobrachella arayai'' is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysia. In addition to its type locality, Mount Kinabalu, it is known from Mount Trusmadi, Crocker Range, and Mendolog. Its natural habitats a ...
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Leptolalax dringi ''Leptolalax dringi'' (Dring's Asian toad) is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in Kalimantan (Indonesia) and in Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia). Its type locality is Mount Mulu in Gunung Mulu National Pa ...
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Leptolalax gracilis ''Leptolalax gracilis'' is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to northern Borneo: Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sarawak (Malaysia). Earlier record from the Malay Peninsula and Thailand refer to other species (at least ...
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Leptolalax hamidi ''Leptolalax hamidi'' is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it can be found both in western Sarawak, Malaysia, and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland hilly forests and ri ...
'' * '' Leptolalax heteropus'' * ''
Leptolalax kajangensis ''Leptobrachella kajangensis'', also known as the Kajang slender litter frog, is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Malaysia and only known from its type locality, a small cave near the top of Gunung Kajang (=M ...
'' * '' Leptolalax kecil'' * ''
Leptolalax maurus ''Leptolalax maurus'' is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from its type locality, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. I ...
'' * '' Leptolalax pictus'' * ''
Limnonectes blythii Blyth's river frog (''Limnonectes blythii''), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (M ...
'' * '' Limnonectes doriae'' * '' Limnonectes finchi'' * ''
Limnonectes hascheanus ''Limnonectes hascheanus'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (from southern Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia); its occurrence in the Andaman Islands requires confirmation. It is a sma ...
'' * '' Limnonectes ibanorum'' * '' Limnonectes ingeri'' * '' Limnonectes kenepaiensis'' * ''
Limnonectes kuhlii Kuhl's creek frog or large-headed frog (''Limnonectes kuhlii'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Species complex ''L. kuhlii'' was once believed to have a broad distribution in Northeast India (Assam) and Southeast Asia, but a ...
'' * '' Limnonectes laticeps'' * ''
Limnonectes leporinus The giant river frog (''Limnonectes leporinus'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Borneo, and found in Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia). Giant river frogs inhabit the banks of sm ...
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Limnonectes malesianus The Malesian frog, Malaysian river frog, Malaysian peat frog, or peat swamp frog (''Limnonectes malesianus'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula (including extreme southern peninsular Thailand and ...
'' * '' Limnonectes nitidus'' * '' Limnonectes tweediei'' * ''
Odorrana hosii __NOTOC__ Hose's frog (''Odorrana hosii'', often misspelled as ''O. hosei'') is a true frog species with a wide range in Southeast Asia. This species was named after zoologist Charles Hose. Its closest living relatives appear to be '' O. chlorono ...
'' * '' Megophrys kobayashii'' * '' Megophrys nasuta'' * '' Meristogenys jerboa'' * '' Meristogenys macrophthalmus'' * '' Meristogenys orphnocnemis'' * '' Meristogenys whiteheadi'' * ''
Microhyla berdmorei ''Microhyla berdmorei'' (common names: Berdmore's chorus frog, Berdmore's narrow-mouthed frog, Burmese microhylid frog, large pygmy frog, Pegu rice frog) is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in eastern India, Bangladesh, southernmost China ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
'' * '' Microhyla mantheyi'' * ''
Microhyla palmipes The palmated chorus frog (''Microhyla palmipes'') is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It i ...
'' * '' Microhyla superciliaris'' * '' Micryletta inornata'' * '' Occidozyga baluensis'' * ''
Occidozyga martensii The round-tongued floating frog (''Occidozyga martensii'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. '' Occidozyga magnapustulosus'', distributed in scattered locations of northern Thailand and Laos, might be included within it. Range a ...
'' * '' Odorrana monjerai'' * ''
Occidozyga lima ''Occidozyga'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in southeastern Asia between eastern India, southern China, and Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bord ...
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Philautus amoenus ''Philautus amoenus'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to northern Borneo and known from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, ...
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Philautus aurantium ''Philautus aurantium'' (common names: Mendolong bubble-nest frog, golden-legged bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in the Mount Kinabalu region in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. '' Philau ...
'' * '' Philautus bunitus'' * '' Philautus disgregus'' * '' Philautus erythrophthalmus'' * ''
Philautus gunungensis ''Philautus gunungensis'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Mount Kinabalu region, in Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo. Its natural habitat is tropical montane forest at around asl. There are no specific threats to ...
'' * '' Philautus petersi'' * '' Philautus saueri'' * ''
Pulchrana picturata ''Pulchrana picturata'', also known as the spotted stream frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia). ''Pulchrana picturata'' (in the broad sense, including populations from the M ...
'' * '' Raorchestes parvulus'' * '' Rhacophorus angulirostris'' * '' Rhacophorus baluensis'' * ''
Rhacophorus bipunctatus :''In sources published from 1999 onwards, the name ''Rhacophorus bipunctatus'' can also refer to '' R. rhodopus'' (see "Taxonomy" section).'' ''Rhacophorus bipunctatus'' is a frog species in the moss frog family (Rhacophoridae) found from eastern ...
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Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Wallace's flying frog (''Rhacophorus nigropalmatus''), also known as the gliding frog or the Abah River flying frog, is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia, and is present in Borneo and Sumatra. It is nam ...
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Rhacophorus pardalis The harlequin tree frog (''Rhacophorus pardalis'') is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtro ...
'' * '' Staurois latopalmatus'' * '' Theloderma asperum'' * '' Theloderma leporosum'' * '' Xenophrys aceras'' * '' Xenophrys baluensis'' * '' Xenophrys dringi'' * '' Xenophrys longipes'' {{Asia topic, List of amphibians of *
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