Frogs and Toads of Singapore

Singapore is home to at least 26 species of amphibians. That's a lot considering Singapore is a small country. 


Video slideshow of the amphibians found in Singapore.




26 species of amphibians are featured here:

Family: Bufonidae - True Toads

Asian Toad - Duttaphrynus melanostictus (formerly Bufo melanostictus)


Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostctus) on a water lily leaf at SBG
Asian Toad - Duttaphrynus melanostictus 

Four-ridged Toad - Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus (formerly Bufo quadriporcatus)


Four-ridged Toad (Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus) reddish color matches well on the leaf litter
Four-ridged Toad - Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus

Inger's Dwarf Toadlet - Pelophryne inger


Inger's Dwarf Toadlet (Pelophryne inger) on a brown leaf
Inger's Dwarf Toadlet - Pelophryne inger


Inger's Dwarf Toadlet (Pelophryne inger) crawling on a fern
Inger's Dwarf Toadlet - Pelophryne inger


Family : Megophryidae 

Black-eyed Litter Frog - Leptobrachium nigrops


Black-eyed Litter Frog (Leptobrachium nigrops) on a leaf
Black-eyed Litter Frog - Leptobrachium nigrops

Black-eyed Litter Frog (Leptobrachium nigrops) sitting on a root of a tree.
Black-eyed Litter Frog - Leptobrachium nigrops


Malayan Horned Frog - Megophrys nasuta





Malayan Horned Frog - Megophrys nasuta
Malayan Horned Frog - Megophrys nasuta


Malayan Horned Frog - Megophrys nasuta
Malayan Horned Frog - Megophrys nasuta


Family : Dicroglossidae


Crab-eating Frog - Fejervarya cancrivora


Crab-eating Frog - Fejervarya cancrivora
Crab-eating Frog - Fejervarya cancrivora


Field Frog - Fejervarya limnocharis



Field Frog - Fejervarya limnocharis
Field Frog - Fejervarya limnocharis


Field Frog - Fejervarya limnocharis
Field Frog - Fejervarya limnocharis


Malayan Giant Frog - Limnonectes blythii



Malayan Giant Frog - Limnonectes blythii
Malayan Giant Frog - Limnonectes blythii


Malesian Frog -  Limnonectes Malesians



Malesian Frog -  Limnonectes Malesians
Malesian Frog -  Limnonectes Malesians


Masked Swamp Frog - Limnonectes paramacrodon



Masked Swamp Frog - Limnonectes paramacrodon
Masked Swamp Frog - Limnonectes paramacrodon


Rhinoceros Frog - Limnonectes plicatellus



Rhinoceros Frog - Limnonectes plicatellus
Rhinoceros Frog - Limnonectes plicatellus

Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog - Occidozyga sumatrana


Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog - Occidozyga sumatrana
Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog - Occidozyga sumatrana

Family : RANIDAE


Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog - Pulchrana baramica

Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog - Pulchrana baramica
Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog - Pulchrana baramica


Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog - Pulchrana baramica
Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog - Pulchrana baramica

Green Paddy Frog - Hylarana erythraea



Green Paddy Frog - Hylarana erythraea
Green Paddy Frog - Hylarana erythraea


Copper-cheeked Frog - Chalcorana labialis



Copper-cheeked Frog - Chalcorana labialis
Copper-cheeked Frog - Chalcorana labialis


Masked Rough-sided Frog -  Pulchrana laterimaculata



Masked Rough-sided Frog -  Pulchrana laterimaculata
Masked Rough-sided Frog -  Pulchrana laterimaculata


American Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus



American Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
American Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus



Family : Rhacophoridae

Cinnamon Bush Frog - Nyctixalus pictus


Cinnamon Bush Frog - Nyctixalus pictus
Cinnamon Bush Frog - Nyctixalus pictus



Four-lined Tree Frog - Polypedates leucomystax





Four-lined Tree Frog - Polypedates leucomystax
Four-lined Tree Frog - Polypedates leucomystax


Four-lined Tree Frog - Polypedates leucomystax
Four-lined Tree Frog - Polypedates leucomystax



Blue-spotted Bush Frog - Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus



Blue-spotted Bush Frog - Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus
Blue-spotted Bush Frog - Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus


Family : Microhylidae

Lim’s Black-spotted Sticky Frog - Kalophrynus limbooliati



Lim’s Black-spotted Sticky Frog - Kalophrynus limbooliati
Lim’s Black-spotted Sticky Frog - Kalophrynus limbooliati


Banded Bull Frog - Kaloula pulchra



Banded Bull Frog - Kaloula pulchra
Banded Bull Frog - Kaloula pulchra


Painted Chorus Frog - Microhyla butleri



Painted Chorus Frog - Microhyla butleri
Painted Chorus Frog - Microhyla butleri



Painted Chorus Frog - Microhyla butleri
Painted Chorus Frog - Microhyla butleri


East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes



East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes

East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes


East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog - Microhyla fissipes


Dark-sided Chorus Frog - Microhyla heymonsi



A pair of Dark-sided Chorus Frogs - Microhyla heymonsi
Dark-sided Chorus Frog - Microhyla heymonsi


Manthey's Chorus Frog - Microhyla mantheyi


Manthey's Chorus Frog - Microhyla mantheyi
Manthey's Chorus Frog - Microhyla mantheyi



Manthey's Chorus Frog - Microhyla mantheyi
Manthey's Chorus Frog - Microhyla mantheyi


 

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