List of Singapore amphibians
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There are about 29 species of amphibians in Singapore. Amphibians are aquatic vertebrates. They need water to survive. They include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians. But Singapore does not have newts and salamanders.
The most common amphibians one is likely to encounter are the Asian Toad and Banded Bullfrog. Some species are common in forested areas, like the Black-eyed Litter Frog
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[edit] List of amphibians
[edit] Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
[edit] Family Ichthyophiidae (Asian Caecilians)
- Yellow-banded Caecilian (Ichthyophis paucisulcus) - Rare - Forests
- (Ichthyophis singaporensis) - Status uncertain
[edit] Order Anura (Frogs and Toads)
[edit] Family Bufonidae (Toads)
- Asian Toad (Bufo melanostictus) - Common - Urban Areas
- Four-ridged Toad (Bufo quadriporcatus) - Uncommon - Forests
- Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet (Pelophryne brevipes) - Rare - Forests
[edit] Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)
- Black-eyed Litter Frog (Leptobrachium nigrops) - Common - Forests
- Malayan Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta) - Rare - Bukit Timah
[edit] Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
- Crab-eating Frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) - Common - Mangrove, Coast
- Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) - Common - Ponds
- Malayan Giant Frog (Limnonectes blythii) - Uncommon - Forests
- Malesian Frog (Limnonectes malesianus) - Uncommon - Forests
- Masked Swamp Frog (Limnonectes paramacrodon) - Uncommon - Swamp
- Rhinoceros Frog (Limnonectes plicatellus) - Rare - Forests
- Puddle Frog (Occidozyga laevis) - Uncommon - Forests
- Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog (Rana baramica) - Uncommon - Forests
- Masked Rough-sided Frog (Rana laterimaculata) - Uncommon - Forests
- American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) (Introduced)
- Copper-cheeked Frog (Rana chalconota) - Uncommon - Forests
- Common Greenback (Rana erythraea) - Common - Ponds
[edit] Family Rhacophoridae (Gliding Frogs)
- Spotted Tree Frog (Nyctixalus pictus) - Rare - Bukit Timah
- Common Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax) - Common - Urban Areas
- Blue-legged Tree Frog (Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus) - Rare
- Thorny Tree Frog (Theloderma horridum) - Rare
[edit] Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma) - Rare - Forests
- Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) (Introduced) - Common - Urban Areas
- Bornean Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla borneensis) - Rare
- Painted Chorus Frog (Microhyla butleri) - Uncommon - Forests
- Dark-sided Chorus Frog (Microhyla heymonsi) - Common - Urban Areas
- East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog (Microhyla fissipes) - Rare - Pulau Tekong
