List of amphibians of India

This is an index to the amphibians found in India. The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism. This list is based largely on the Zoological Survey of India's Fauna of India Checklist and from older books and journals.

There are 3 orders in the class Amphibia, the caecillians (Gymnophiona), the salamanders (Caudata) and the frogs and toads (Anura), all three of which are found in India.

There are 496 species found in India, out of which 452 are frogs and toads, 42 are caecillians, and 2 are salamanders.

Some Indian frogs

Bufonidae

Ceratobatrachidae

Dicroglossidae

Hylidae

Micrixalidae

Microhylidae

Nasikabatrachidae

Nyctibatrachidae

Ranidae

Ranixalidae

Rhacophoridae

Salamandridae

Chikilidae

Grandisoniidae

References

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