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Wetland Jewels

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Amphibians
of Sri Lanka

- Voices of the Night

Discover the island's hidden wetland jewels. With over 120 recorded species—most of which are strictly endemic to our rainforests—explore a vibrant world of unique frogs, toads, and caecilians.

Ref

Common Name

Scientific Details

Key Locations

Status

#001

Kandiyan Dwarf Toad

Adenomus kandianus

ENE

#002

Kelaart’s Dwarf Toad

Adenomus kelaartii

VUE

#003

Kotagama’s Toad

Duttaphrynus kotagamai

ENE

#004

Common Indian Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

#005

Noellert’s Toad

Duttaphrynus noellerti

CRE

#006

Ferguson’s Toad

Duttaphrynus scaber

#007

Indian Skipper Frog

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

#008

Six-toe Green Frog

Euphlyctis hexadactylus

#009

Jerdon’s Bull Frog

Hoplobatrachus crassus

#010

Indian Bull Frog

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

#011

Common Paddy Field Frog

Minervarya agricola

#012

Montane Paddy Field Frog

Minervarya greenii

ENE

#013

Sri Lanka Paddy Field Frog

Minervarya kirtisinghei

NTE

#014

Sri Lanka Rock Frog

Nannophrys ceylonensis

VUE

#015

Guenther’s Rock Frog

Nannophrys guentheri

EXE

#016

Kirthisinghe’s Rock Frog

Nannophrys marmorata

ENE

#017

Sri Lanka Tribal Rock Frog

Nannophrys naeyakai

ENE

#018

Jerdon’s Sand Frog

Spaerotheca pluvialis

#019

Marbled Sand Frog

Spaerotheca rolandae

#020

Karunaratne’s Narrow-mouth Frog

Microhyla karunaratnei

ENE

#021

Mihintale Red Narrow-mouth Frog

Microhyla mihintalei

LCE

#022

Ornate Narrow-mouth Frog

Microhyla ornate

#023

Sri Lanka Narrow-mouth Frog

Microhyla zeylanica

ENE

#024

Nagao’s Pug Snout Frog

Uperodon nagaoi

ENE

#025

Brown Pug Snout Frog

Uperodon obscurus

NTE

#026

Half-webbed Pug Snout Frog

Uperodon palmatus

ENE

#027

Rohan’s Pug Snout Frog

Uperodon rohani

LCE

#028

Balloon Frog

Uperodon systoma

#029

Common Bull Frog

Uperodon taprobanicus

#030

Corrugated Water Frog

Lankanectes corrugatus

NTE

#031

Knuckles Corrugated Water Frog

Lankanectes pera

CRE

#032

Gravenhorst’s Golden-backed Frog

Hydrophylax gracilis

LCE

#033

Sri Lankan Golden-backed Frog

Indosylvirana serendipi

VUE

#034

Gunther’s Golden-backed Frog

Indosylvirana temporalis

VUE

#035

Common Hour-glass Tree-frog

Polypedates cruciger

LCE

#036

Spotted Tree-frog

Polypedates maculatus

#037

Ranwella’s Tree-frog

Polypedates ranwellai

ENE

#038

Labugagama Shrub Frog

Psedophilautus abundus

LCE

#039

Thwaites’s Shrub Frog

Psedophilautus adspersus

EXE

#040

Horton Plains Shrub Frog

Psedophilautus alto

ENE

#041

Long-snouted Tree-frog

Taruga longinasus

ENE

#042

Common Yellow Band Caecilian

Ichthyophis glutinosus

VUE

#043

Brown Caecilian

Ichthyophis orthoplicatus

ENE

#044

Lesser Yellow-banded Caecilian

Ichthyophis psedangularis

VUE

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