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The following is a list of amphibians of Bhutan from Wangyal (2013, 2014). In Bhutan, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus is widely consumed by people. Nanorana annandalii and Nanorana blanfordii are consumed by the residents of Sakteng, Trashigang District.

List

Frogs

Family Bufonidae

• Duttaphrynus melanostictus
• Duttaphrynus cf. stuarti
• Duttaphrynus himalayanus

Family Dicroglossidae

• Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
• Fejervarya cf. limnocharis
• Fejervarya nepalensis
• Fejervarya pierrei
• Fejervarya teraiensis
• Hoplobatrachus crassus
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
• Nanorana annandalii
• Nanorana arnoldi
• Nanorana conaensis
• Nanorana liebigii
• Nanorana blanfordii
• Nanorana parkeri
• Nanorana pleskei
• Nanorana vicina
• Nanorana sp.
• Ombrana sikimensis
• Occidozyga borealis

Family Megophryidae

• Xenophrys cf. nankiangensis
• Scutiger bhutanensis — endemic
• Scutiger boulengeri
• Scutiger sikimmensis
• Xenophrys parva
• Xenophrys glandulosa
• Xenophrys major
• Xenophrys minor

Family Microhylidae

• Microhyla ornata

Family Ranidae

• Hyla cf. annectans
• Amolops formosus
• Amolops gerbillus
• Amolops himalayanus
• Amolops marmoratus
• Amolops cf. monticola
• Clinotarsus alticola
• Rana (Sylvirana) sp.
• Hylarana sp.
• Humerana humeralis
• Lithobates catesbeianus — dubious
• Amolops mantzorum
• Hylarana nigrovittata
• Hylarana taipehensis
• Hylarana tytleri
• Sylvirana leptoglossa
• Sylvirana cf. guentheri

Family Rhacophoridae

• Polypedates cf. himalayensis
• Polypedates maculatus
• Rhacophorus maximus
• Rhacophorus tuberculatus
• Theloderma andersoni
• Theloderma asperum

Salamanders

Family Salamandridae

• Tylototriton verrucosus

Caecilians

Family Ichthyophiidae

• Ichthyophis sikkimensis

References

• Wangyal, Jigme Tshelthrim. 2013. Status of Amphibian Studies and Conservation in Bhutan.
• Wangyal, Jigme Tshelthrim. 2014. The status of Herpetofauna of Bhutan. Journal of the Bhutan Ecological Society, Issue 1.

See also

• List of amphibians of Sikkim
• List of amphibians of Northeast India
• List of amphibians of India

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