List of amphibians of Thailand explained

The following is a list of amphibians of Thailand. There are more than 160 species recorded.

Species list

The following table is a checklist of amphibians of Thailand, with geographic ranges, citations, and Thai names included.[1]

Scientific nameFamilyCommon nameThai nameGeographical rangeCitation
Tylototriton uyenoi - กระท่าง, จักกิ้มน้ำ, จักก่าน้ำ North (Chiang Mai) Nishikawa et al., 2013
Tylototriton panhai - กระท่าง, จักกิ้มน้ำ, จักก่าน้ำ Northeast (Phitsanulok and Loei) Nishikawa et al., 2013
Caudacaecilia asplenia Malayan Caecilian ขียดงูมลายู South (Yala) (Taylor, 1965)
Caudacaecilia larutensis Larut Hill Caecilian เขียดงูบาลา South (Narathiwat) (Taylor, 1960)
Ichthyophis acuminatus Pointed-snouted Caecilian เขียดงูหัวแหลม North (Lampang) Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Ko Tao Caecilian เขียดงูเกาะเต่า Southeast, southwest and south Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis supachaii Supachai's Caecilian เขียดงูศุภชัย South (Nakhon Sri Thammarat) Taylor, 1960
Ichthyophis youngorum Doi Suthep Caecilian เขียดงูดอยสุเทพ North (Chang Mai) Taylor, 1960
Amolops larutensis Larut Torrent Frog ปาดลายหินเมืองใต้ South (Boulenger, 1899)
Amolops marmoratus Northern Cascade Frog ปาดคลายหินเมืองเหนือ Northwest (Blyth, 1855)
Amolops archotaphus Doi Inthanon Rock Frog กบชะง่อนหินอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai) Inger and Chanard, 1997
Amolops panhai Tenasserim Cascade Frog Matsui and Nabhitabhata 2006
Huia melasma Siamese Cascade Frog North and west Stuart, FL and Chan-ard, T, 2005
Alcalus tasanae Tasan Frog กบท่าสาน Central peninsula (Smith, 1921)
Nanorana aenea Doi Chang Frog กบดอยช้าง North (Smith, 1922)
Hoplobatrachus rugulosus Rugose Frog กบนา, กบเนื้อ widespread (Wiegmann, 1835)
Ingerana tenasserimensis Tenasserim Frog กบตะนาวศรี Southwest and south (Sclater, 1892)
Fejervarya chiangmaiensis - North (Chiang Mai) Suwannapoom et al., 2016
Fejervarya cancrivora Mangrove Frog widespread except north (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Fejervarya limnocharis Field Frog กบหนอง, เขียดอีโม่, เขียดบักโม่ widespread (Boie, 1835)
Fejervarya raja Rajah Frog กบราชา South (Smith, 1930)
Fejervarya triora Sandstone Frog Northeast (Ubon Ratchathani) Stuart, BL, Chuaynkern, Y, Chan-ard, T and Inger, RF, 2006
Limnonectes blythii Blyth's Giant Frog กบทูด, เขียวแลว North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1920)
Limnonectes malesianus Malaysian Peat Frog กบทูดมลายู Extreme south (Kiew, 1984)
Limnonectes paramacrodon Peat Swamp Frog กบป่าพรุ South (Narathiwat) (Inger, 1966)
Limnonectes taylori Taylor's Frog Northwest Matsui et al. (2010)
Limnonectes jarujini Jarujin's Frog West Matsui M, Panha S, Khonsue W and Kuraishi N 2010
Limnonectes megastomias Korat Big-mouthed Frog Northeast McLeod DS, 2008
Limnonectes isanensis Isan Big-headed Frog Northeast (Loei) McLeod DS, Kelly JK and Barley A, 2012
Limnonectes limborgi Limborg's Frog กบกา West (Sclater, 1892)
Limnonectes laticeps Rivulet Frog Extreme south Frost, D.R. 2013
Limnonectes doriae Doria's Frog กบดอร์เรีย North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1887)
Limnonectes kohchangae Ko Chang Frog กบเกาะช้าง Southeast (Smith, 1922)
Limnonectes macrognathus Large-headed Frog กบหัวโต Peninsula, Phuket and maybe north (Boulenger, 1917)
Limnonectes gyldenstolpei Capped Frog กบหงอน, กบหัวโล่, กบหอน widespread (Boulenger, 1916)
Limnonectes plicatellus Rhinoceros Frog กบแรด, กบหงอนมลายู South (Stoliczka, 1873)
Limnonectes lauhachindai Lauhachinda's Fanged Frog Northeast (Ubon Ratchathani) Aowphol, A, Rujirawan, A, Taksintum, W, Chuaynkern, Y and Stuart, BL, 2015
Limnonectes hascheanus Stoliczka's Frog กบป่าไผ่ Southwest and south (Stoliczka, 1870)
Occidozyga laevis Spotted Puddle Frog เขียดลื่น Extreme south (Günther, 1859)
Occidozyga lima Common Puddle Frog เขียดจะนา, เขียดจ่านา South (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Occidozyga magnapustulosus Pearl-tipped Pustuled Puddle Frog North and northeast (Taylor and Elbel, 1958)
Occidozyga martensii Martens's Puddle Frog เขียดทราย, เขียดหลังปุ่ม widespread (Peters, 1867)
Quasipaa bourreti Bourret's Frog กบเวียดนาม Northwest (Dubois, 1987)
Quasipaa fasciculispina Spiny-breasted Frog กบอกหนาม, กบแรด Southeast (Inger, 1970)
Clinotarsus penelope Hill Frog กบเขาสูง Southwest and south Boulenger, 1882
Amnirana nicobariensis Nicobar Cricket Frog กบนิโคบาร์ South (Stoliczka, 1870)
Odorrana hosii Hose's Frog กบชะง่อนหินภาคใต้ South Boulenger, 1891
Odorrana chloronota Chloronate Huia Frog West, central and northeast (Günther, 1875)
Odorrana schmackeri Schmaker's Frog กบดอยอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai) Boettger, 1892
Odorrana andersonii Anderson's Frog กบแอนเดอสัน North (Chiang Mai) Boulenger, 1882
Odorrana aureola Phu Luang Rock Frog Northeast (Loei) Stuart, BL, Chuaynkern, Y, Chan-ard, T and Inger, RF, 2006
Odorrana indeprensa Khao Yai Rock Frog Northeast (Nakhon Ratchasima) (Bain and Stuart, 2006)
Odorrana nasica Vietnamese Frog North and west (Boulenger, 1903)
Chalcorana eschatia - Inger RF, Stuart BL and Iskandar DT, 2009
Chalcorana scutigera - South (Andersson, 1916)
Abavorana luctuosa Mahogany Frog กบเขาท้องลาย South (Peters, 1871)
Indosylvirana milleti Millet's Frog กบเขาใหญ่ Central, east and southeast Smith, 1921
Hylarana faber Chanthaburi Stream Frog กบเขาสอยดาว Southeast (Chanthaburi) Smith, 1921
Hylarana erythraea Green-backed Frog กบบัว, เขียดจิก widespread (Schlegel, 1837)
Hylarana macrodactyla Stripe-backed Frog กบหลังขีด widespread (Günther, 1859)
Hylarana taipehensis Taiwanese Frog กบไต้หวัน North, northeast and east Van Denburgh, 1909
Hydrophylax leptoglossa Cope's Frog กบสังขละ West (Cope, 1868)
Rana johnsi Johns's Frog กบสีชมพู Northeast (Loei) Smith, 1921
Pelophylax lateralis Yellow Frog กบหลังไพล, เขียดเหลือง, กบเหลือง widespread except south Boulenger, 1887
Pulchrana glandulosa Rough-sided Frog กบว๊ากใหญ่, หมาน้ำ South Boulenger, 1882
Pulchrana banjarana Banjaran Frog South (Yala) Leong and Lim 2003
Pulchrana laterimaculata Masked Rough-sided Frog South (Narathiwat) Leong, TM, Matsui, M, Yong, HS and Hamid, AA, 2003
Pulchrana signata Spotted Stream Frog South (Günther, 1872)
Sylvirana nigrovittata Dark-sided Frog กบอ่อง, เขียดอ่อง, เขียดโงด, เขียดโง่ widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Sylvirana cubitalis Dark-eared Frog กบหูดำ widespread Smith, 1917
Sylvirana mortenseni Mortensen's Frog Southeast (Khao Yai to Ko Chang) Chen, Murphy, Lathrop, Ngo, Orlov, Ho, and Somorjai. 2005
Humerana miopus Three-striped Frog กบหลังลายเฉียง South Boulenger, 1918
Babina chapaensis Glandular-sided Frog Northeast
Brachytarsophrys carinensis Burmese Horned Frog อึ่งกรายข้างแถบ North, southwest and south (Boulenger, 1889)
Brachytarsophrys feae Fae's Horned Frog อึ่งกรายพม่า North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1887)
Leptobrachium chapaense White-eyed Litter Frog อึ่งกรายตาขาว North (Chiang Mai) (Bourret, 1937)
Leptobrachium hendricksoni Spotted Litter Frog อึ่งกรายลายจุด South Taylor, 1962
Leptobrachium smithi Smith's Litter Frog อึ่งกรายลายเลอะ widespread Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1999
Leptolalax bourreti Bourret's Litter Frog North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax gracilis Gracile Litter Frog อึ่งกรายทองผาภูมิ West (Kanchanaburi) (Gunther, 1872)
Leptolalax heteropus Variable Litter Frog อึ่งกรายหลากสี Extreme south (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax pelodytoides Mud Litter Frog North and west (Boulenger, 1893)
Leptolalax melanoleucus - South (Surat Thani) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax fuliginosus - Peninsula (Prachuap Khiri Khan) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax solus - South (Yala and Nakhon Sri Thammarat) Matsui, 2006
Leptolalax minimus - North (Chiang Mai) Taylor, 1962
Megophrys nasuta Long-nosed Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวแหลม South (Schlegel, 1858)
Megophrys aceras Malayan Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวมน South (Boulenger, 1903)
Megophrys longipes Slender-legged Horned Frog อึ่งกรายขายาว South (Boulenger, 1886)
Megophrys major Greater Stream Horned Frog North, northeast and southwest Boulenger, 1908
Megophrys minor Dwarf Horned Frog อึ่งกรายแคระ North (Chiang Mai) Stejneger, 1926
Megophrys parva Lesser Stream Horned Frog อึ่งกรายหัวยเล็ก North and southwest (Boulenger, 1893)
Megophrys lekaguli Chanthaburi Horned Frog Southeast Stuart BL, Chuaynkern Y, Chan-ard T and Inger RF, 2006
Megophrys sp. nov. - South (Surat Thani)
Megophrys takensis Tak Horned Frog West Mahony, S, 2011
Ophryophryne microstoma Narrow-mouthed Horned Frog อึ่งกรายปากแคบ North (Nan) Boulenger, 1903
Ansonia inthanon Inthanon Stream Toad คางคกหัวยอินทนนท์ North (Chiang Mai) Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1998
Ansonia kraensis Kra Stream Toad Isthmus of Kra Matsui M, Khonsue W, Nabhitabhata J. 2005
Ansonia malayana Malayan Stream Toad คางคกห้วยมลายู Extreme south Inger, 1960
Ansonia siamensis Siamese Stream Toad คางคกห้วยไทย South (Trang) Kiew, 1985, 1884
Ansonia khaochangensis Khao Chang Stream Toad South (Phang Nga)
Ansonia sp. nov. - South (Phuket)
Phrynoidis aspera River Toad จงโคร่ง, หมาน้ำ, กะทาหอง, กง widespread Gravenhorst, 1829
Ingerophrynus macrotis Flat-headed Toad คางตกหัวราบ, คางคกเหลือง widespread Boulenger, 1887
Ingerophrynus parvus Indochinese Dwarf Toad คางคกแคระ, คางคกไฟ widespread Boulenger, 1887
Duttaphrynus melanostictus Black-spined Toad คางคกบ้าน, ขี้คางคาก, คางคาก widespread (Schneider, 1799)
Leptophryne borbonica Slender-legged Stream Toad คางคกขายาว South (Tschudi, 1838)
Rentapia hosii Malayan Brown Toad คางคกต้นไม้ Extreme south (Boulenger, 1892)
Hyla annectans Indian Leaf Frog ปาดเมืองจีน North (Mae Hong Son) (Jerdon, 1870)
Chiromantis doriae Doria's Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วหลังขีด North Boulenger, 1893
Chiromantis nongkhorensis Nong Khor Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วลายแต้ม East, southeast and southwest (Cochran, 1927)
Chiromantis sp. nov. - South (Chumphon)
Feihyla vittata Burmese Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วพม่า widespread (Boulenger, 1887)
Feihyla hansenae Hansen's Bush Frog ปาดจิ๋วป่าตะวันออก North, northeast and east (Cochran, 1927)
Gracixalus carinensis Karin Hills Bush Frog ปาดแคระหลังขีด North (Chiang Mai) (Boulenger, 1893)
Gracixalus gracilipes Slender-legged Bush Frog ปาดแคระขาเรียว North (Chiang Mai) Bourret, 1937
Gracixalus seesom - West Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Kurixalus bisacculus Taylor's Tree Frog ปาดลายเลอะอีสาน East and southwest Taylor, 1962
Kurixalus verrucosus Boulenger's Tree Frog ปาดลายเลอะเหนือ (Günther, 1859)
Kurixalus appendiculatus Frilled Tree Frog South (south of Phang Nga)
Raorchestes parvulus Dwarf Bush Frog ปาดแคระป่า Northeast and southeast (Boulenger, 1893)
Philautus petersi Peters's Bush Frog Extreme south (Boulenger, 1900)
Philautus vermiculatus Vermiculate Bush Frog ปาดแคระท้องลาย South (Yala) (Boulenger, 1900)
Polypedates colletti Collett's Tree Frog ปาดนิ้วแยกมลายู South (Boulenger, 1890)
Polypedates discantus Malayan Slender Tree Frog South Rujirawan A, Stuart BL and Aowphol A, 2013
Polypedates leucomystax Four-lined Tree Frog ปาดบ้าน West and south (south of Prachuap Khiri Khan) (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Polypedates macrotis Dark-eared Tree Frog ปาดหูดำ South (Boulenger, 1891)
Polypedates megacephalus White-lipped Tree Frog (Smith, 1940)
Rhacophorus bipunctatus Twin-spotted Tree Frog ปาดตีนเหลือง West and south (Peters, 1867)
Rhacophorus rhodopus Red-Webbed Tree Frog East Bordoli S, Bortamuli T and Ohler, A, 2007
Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus Blue-spotted Tree Frog ปาดจุดฟ้า South Manthey and Steiof, 1998
Rhacophorus orlovi Orlov's Tree Frog ปาดตีนเหลืองอีสาน East (Amnat Charoen) Zeigler and Kohler, 2001
Rhacophorus feae Fae's Tree Frog ปาดดอยอินทนนท์ North and northeast (Boulenger, 1893)
Rhacophorus maximus Giant Tree Frog ปาดยักษ์ Southwest Günther, 1859, 1858)
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Wallace's Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนดำ South Boulenger, 1895
Rhacophorus norhayatii Norhayati's Tree Frog Northwest and extreme south Onn, CK and Grismer, LL, 2010
Rhacophorus pardalis Harlequin Tree Frog ปาดตีนแดง South (Yala) Gunther, 1858
Rhacophorus prominanus Jade Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนแดง South Smith, 1924
Rhacophorus reinwardtii Reinwardt's Tree Frog ปาดเขียวตีนลาย Southwest and south (Schlegel, 1837)
Rhacophorus robinsonii Robinson's Tree Frog ปาดขาลาย South Boulenger, 1903
Rhacophorus jarujini Jarujin's Tree Frog Northeast Matsui and Panha, 2006
Rhacophorus kio Black-webbed Tree Frog Northwest Ohler, A and Delorme, M, 2006
Theloderma albopunctatum Northern Pied Warted Tree Frog widespread except south
Theloderma asperum Southern Pied Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มเล็ก Extreme south (Boulenger, 1886)
Theloderma gordoni Large Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มใหญ่ North (Chiang Mai) Taylor, 1962
Theloderma horridum Malayan Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มมลายู Extreme south (Boulenger, 1903)
Theloderma stellatum Chanthaburi Warted Tree Frog ปาดตะปุ่มจันทบุรี North, east and southeast Taylor, 1962
Theloderma pictum Cinnamon Tree Frog South Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen and Gogoleva, 2015
Theloderma licin Smooth Frog South McLeod, DS and Ahmad, N, 2007.
Chaperina fusca Spiny-heeled Froglet อึ่งส้นหนาม Peninsula (Surat Thani) (Blyth, 1856)
Calluella guttulata Striped Spadefoot Frog อึ่งลาย widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Calluella sp. nov. - South (Krabi)
Glyphoglossus molossus Truncate-snouted Burrowing Frog อึ่งเพ้า, อึ่งปากขวด widespread except south Günther, 1869
Kalophrynus interlineatus Striped Sticky Frog อึ่งปุ่มหลังลาย North, northeast and southeast Blyth, 1855
Kalophrynus pleurostigma Red-sided Sticky Frog อึ่งปุ่มมลายู South Tschudi, 1838
Kaloula latidisca Wide-disked Narrow-mouthed Frog Southwest and south
Kaloula mediolineata Median-striped Bullfrog อึ่งอ่างก้นขีด widespread Smith, 1917
Kaloula pulchra Banded Bullfrog อึ่งอ่างบ้าน widespread Gray, 1831
Kaloula aureata Golden Bullfrog South (Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat) Pauwels, OSG and Cherot, F, 2006
Phrynella pulchra Red-bellied Frog อึ่งท้องแดง Extreme south Boulenger, 1887
Microhyla annamensis Annam Chorus Frog อึ่งอันนัม Southeast (Chanthaburi) Smith, 1923
Microhyla annectens Boulenger's Chorus Frog อึ่งน้ำเต้ามลายู South (Chumphon) Boulenger, 1900
Microhyla berdmorei Berdmore's Chorus Frog อึ่งแม่หนาว widespread (Blyth, 1856)
Microhyla butleri Noisy Chorus Frog อึ่งลายแต้ม widespread Boulenger, 1900
Microhyla heymonsi Dark-sided Chorus Frog อึ่งข้างดำ widespread Vogt, 1911
Microhyla mukhlesuri Mukhlesur's Chorus Frog widespread
Microhyla pulchra Painted Chorus Frog อึ่งขาคำ, เขียดขาคำ widespread (Hallowell, 1861)
Micryletta inornata Inornate Chorus Frog อึ่งหลังจุด, อึ่งหลังขีด widespread (Boulenger, 1890)

Common species

Amphibian species commonly found in anthropogenically modified environments include:[2]

Family Bufonidae (True toads)

Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed frogs)

Family Dicroglossidae (Fork-tongued frogs)

Family Ranidae (True frogs)

Family Rhacophoridae (Afro-Asian tree frogs)

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.norththailandbirding.com/pages/checklists/th_amphibian_list.html Thailand Amphibian List - North Thailand Birding
  2. Hartmann, Timo, et al. (2013). A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern Cambodia. Asian Herpetological Research 2013, 4(1): 36–55. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00036