Frogs Of The Seychelles
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There are twelve species of amphibians in Seychelles. These species include: * '' Ptychadena mascareniensis'' (Mascarene grass frog) * ''
Sechellophryne gardineri Gardiner's Seychelles frog (''Sechellophryne gardineri'') is a small frog of the family Sooglossidae and endemic to the Seychelles. It is named after John Stanley Gardiner, English zoologist and oceanographer. Description Gardiner's frog is on ...
'' (Gardiner's Seychelles frog) * ''
Sechellophryne pipilodryas The Seychelles palm frog (''Sechellophryne pipilodryas'') is a species of frog that is endemic to Silhouette Island in the Seychelles. It is closely related to Gardiner's frog, ''Sechellophryne gardineri''. The Seychelles palm frog inhabits fore ...
'' (Seychelles palm frog) * ''
Sooglossus sechellensis The Seychelles frog (''Sooglossus sechellensis'') is a species of frog endemic to Mahé, Seychelles, Mahé, Silhouette Island, Silhouette and Praslin islands in the Seychelles. It inhabits the floor of damp rainforest at altitudes from to abov ...
'' (Seychelles frog) * ''
Sooglossus thomasseti Thomasset's Seychelles frog or Thomasset's frog (''Sooglossus thomasseti'') is a species of frog in the family Sooglossidae. It is endemic to Seychelles. There are two known populations: one on Silhouette Island and one on Mahé Island. The natu ...
'' (Thomasset's Seychelles frog) * ''
Tachycnemis seychellensis The Seychelle Islands treefrog or Seychelles treefrog (''Tachycnemis seychellensis'') is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, ...
'' (Seychelles treefrog) * ''
Hypogeophis ''Hypogeophis'' is a genus of caecilians in the family Grandisoniidae. The genus consists of four species, all endemic to parts of the Seychelles Archipelago. Species The genus has four recognized species: * ''Hypogeophis brevis'' * ''Hypogeoph ...
'' (Seychelles caecilians)


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Research and monitoring of Seychelles amphibians and reptiles
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Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
amphibians Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...