Amphibians of Pakistan
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Order Anura

  • Family Bufonidae (true toads) - 8 species
    • Bufo himalayanus (Himalayan Toad)
    • Bufo latastii
      Bufo latastii
      The Baltistan toad, Bufo latastii, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in India and Pakistan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, arable land, and ponds....

      (Baltistan Toad)
    • Bufo melanostictus
      Bufo melanostictus
      The Common Indian Toad or Common Asiatic/Asian Toad or Black-spined Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus is a species of toad that is common in South Asia. The species grows to almost 20 cm long. The species breeds during the monsoons and the tadpoles are black...

      (Common Indian Toad)
    • Bufo olivaceus
      Bufo olivaceus
      The Olive Toad, Bufo olivaceus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Iran, Pakistan, and possibly Afghanistan....

      (Olive Toad)
    • Bufo pseudoraddei
      Bufo pseudoraddei
      Bufo pseudoraddei is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Pakistan and possibly Afghanistan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations , and rural gardens....

      Photographs of subspecies
      • Bufo p. pseudoraddei (Kaghan Toad)
      • Bufo p. baturae (Batura Toad)
    • Bufo stomaticus
      Bufo stomaticus
      Indus Valley toad or marbled toad Bufo stomaticus is a species of toad found in Asia from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to Nepal extending into Peninsular India from the plains to about 1800m. It is particularly common in the Indus valley....

      (Indus Valley Toad or Marbled Toad)
    • Bufo surdus (Iranian Toad or Pakistan Toad)
    • Bufo viridis zugmayeri (European Green Toad or Baluchistan Toad)

  • Family Microhylidae
    Microhylidae
    Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...

    (narrow-mouthed frogs) - 2 species
    • Microhyla ornata
      Microhyla ornata
      The Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of microhylid frog found in South Asia. This amphibian is widely distributed in peninsular India....

      (Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog or Ant Frog)
    • Uperodon systoma
      Uperodon systoma
      Uperodon systoma is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....

      (Marbled Balloon Frog)

  • Family Megophryidae
    Megophryidae
    Megophryidae are a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalaya foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to the Philippines. As of mid-2008 it encompasses approximately 70-100 species of frog...

    (Asian toads and litter frogs) - 1 confirmed species
    • Scutiger nyingchiensis
      Scutiger nyingchiensis
      Scutiger nyingchiensis is a species of toad found in Asia....

      (Tibetan Frog or Asian Lazy Toad)
    • Scutiger occidentalis (Deosai Toad) - unconfirmed
    • Scutiger pleskei - unconfirmed


  • Family Ranidae (broad-mouthed frogs or true frogs) - 8 species
    • Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
      Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
      The Indian Skipper Frog or Skittering Frog is a common frog found in South Asia. They are slimy and are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name...

      (Indian Skipper Frog or Skittering Frog) - 3 subspecies
      • Euphlyctis c. cyanophlyctis (Common Skittering Frog)
      • Euphlyctis c. microspinulata (Spiny Skittering Frog)
      • Euphlyctis c. seistanica (Seistan Skittering Frog)
    • Fejervarya limnocharis
      Fejervarya limnocharis
      The Cricket Frog is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia. Molecular studies of the species complex suggest that there may be multiple species involved.-Description:...

      (Alpine Cricket Frog or Northern Cricket Frog)
    • Fejervarya syhadrensis
      Fejervarya syhadrensis
      The Long-legged Cricket frog , also called the Syhadra frog, is a true frog species of the Ranidae family and native to the Western Ghats, peninsular India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh...

      (Indus Cricket Frog or Southern Cricket Frog)
    • Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
      Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
      Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley Bullfrog or Indian Bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in India, Pakistan and Nepal.- Description :...

      (Indus Valley Bullfrog)
    • Paa hazarensis
      Paa hazarensis
      Paa hazarensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India, Pakistan, possibly Bhutan, and possibly Nepal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, and freshwater marshes.-References:* Khan, M.S.,...

      (Hazara Torrent Frog)
    • Paa sternosignata
      Paa sternosignata
      Paa sternosignata is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir and possibly India.Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes.-References:...

      (Karez Frog)
    • Paa vicina
      Paa vicina
      Paa vicina is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in India and Pakistan.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and freshwater spring...

      (Murree Hills Frog)
    • Sphaerotheca breviceps
      Sphaerotheca breviceps
      The Indian Burrowing frog is a species of frog found in South Asia.- Description :Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups extending a little beyond the hinder edge of the choanse. Habit stout. Head short; snout rounded; occiput swollen; interorbital space narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum,...

      (Indian Burrowing Frog or Malir Burrowing Frog)

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