The following is a list of amphibians of Java and Bali, Indonesia from Iskandar (1998).[1] There is a total of 41 amphibian species in Java, 9 of which are endemic to Java.
In Java, amphibian species commonly collected for human consumption include Limnonectes macrodon, Fejervarya cancrivora, Fejervarya limnocharis, and Fejervarya iskandari.[2]
List
- Family Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic Tailed Caecilians)
- Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)
- Family Bufonidae (True Toads)
- Leptophryne borbonica
- Leptophryne cruentata — endemic
- Phrynoidis asper
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- Ingerophrynus biporcatus
- Ingerophrynus parvus
- Family Microhylidae (Narrow Mouth Frogs)
- Kalophrynus minusculus
- Kalophrynus pleurostigma
- Kaloula baleata
- Microhyla achatina
- Microhyla palmipes
- Oreophryne monticola — endemic to Bali and Lombok; not found on Java
- Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
- Huia masonii — endemic
- Hylarana baramica
- Hylarana chalconota
- Hylarana erythraea
- Hylarana nicobariensis
- Odorrana hosii
- Rana catesbeiana — introduced
- Family Dicroglossidae (Fork Tongue Frogs)
- Fejervarya cancrivora
- Fejervarya limnocharis
- Fejervarya iskandari — endemic
- Limnonectes kuhlii
- Limnonectes macrodon
- Limnonectes microdiscus
- Occidozyga lima
- Occidozyga sumatrana
- Family Rhacophoridae (South Asian Tree Frogs)
- Nyctixalus margaritifer — endemic
- Philautus aurifasciatus
- Philautus jacobsoni — endemic
- Philautus pallidipes — endemic
- Philautus vittiger — endemic
- Polypedates leucomystax
- Rhacophorus javanus — endemic
- Rhacophorus margaritifer — endemic
- Rhacophorus reinwardtii
- Family Hylidae (Australo-Papuan Tree Frogs)
- Litoria javana — dubious
- Family Pipidae (African Clawed Toads)
References
- ^ Iskandar, Djoko T. (1998). The Amphibians of Java and Bali. Jakarta: Research and Development Centre for Biology, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI). ISBN 979-579-014-5
- ^ Kusrini, MD (2005). Edible frog harvesting in Indonesia: evaluating its impact and ecological context. Ph.D. dissertation, James Cook University.
- Kusrini MD, Lubis MI, Darmawan B. 2008. The Tree Frog of Chevron Geothermal Concession, Mount Hakimun-Salak National Park - Indonesia. Technical report submitted to the Wildlife Trust – Peka Foundation.
See also
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