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Amphibians reach their greatest diversity in the tropics, particularly in the moist and hot environment of tropical rainforest and freshwater swamp forest.  Southeast Asia is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots for amphibians, where a remarkable evolutionary explosion has resulted in incredible diversity of form, colour and lifestyle: over 700 species occur in the region.  Frogs are to be found in the shallowest puddles, hiding under leaf litter, making their foam nests in streamside vegetation or calling incessantly from treeholes.

Frogs reach their greatest evolutionary expression in the diverse family of Asian Tree Frogs (Rhacophoridae), which includes the spectacular 'Flying Frogs', many of which have evolved extensive webbing between their toes which allows them to glide from tree to tree. Equally remarkable are the tiny Narrow-mouthed Frogs or Chorus Frogs (Microhylidae) : these are often heard but rarely seen, as they measure just 2 cm long. Their jumping ability is quite remarkable as they can easily leap more than a metre or so i.e. more than 50 times body length !

Over 50 of Southeast Asia's frogs are presented here ... and another 50 from Papua New Guinea are listed on a separate page.

 
 

Asiatic Tailed Caecilians  (Ichthyophiidae)

         
Conservation Links :
 
   
Amphibian Specialist Group
Global Amphibian Assessment
Save The Frogs


 


 

Yellow-striped Caecilian
 
 
 
 
 
 
           

True Toads  (Bufonidae)

       
Slender Toad
 
  Asian Toad
 
  Sulawesi Toad
 
  Lesser Toad
 
  Four-ridged Toad
 
               
River Toad 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 

Litter Frogs etc.  (Megophryidae)

       
Spotted Litter Frog
 
  Mountain Litter Frog
 
  Black-eyed Litter Frog
 
  Leptolalax Litter Frog
 
  Malayan Horned Frog
 
               
Long-legged Horned Frog
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
                 

Fanged Frogs etc.  (Dicroglossidae)

       
Crab-eating Frog
 
  Field Frog
 
  Malayan Giant Frog
 
  Kuhl's Creek Frog
 
  Corrugated Frog
 
       
Malesian Frog
 
  Masked Swamp Frog
 
  Rhinoceros Frog
 
  Green Puddle Frog
 
  Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog
   
                 

Typical Frogs  (Ranidae)

       
Larut Torrent Frog
 
  Three-striped Frog
 
  Copper-cheeked Frog
 
  Common Greenback
 
  Rough-sided Frog
 
       
Cricket Frog
 
  Black-striped Frog
 
  Spotted Stream Frog
 
  Poisonous Rock Frog
 
  Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog 
             
Masked Rough-sided Frog 
 
  Black-spotted Rock Frog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 

Asian Tree Frogs  (Rhacophorida)

       
Spotted Tree Frog
 
  Dwarf Bush Frog
 
  Four-lined Tree Frog
 
  Dark-eared Tree Frog
 
  File-eared Tree Frog
 
       
Frilled Tree Frog
 
  Twin-spotted Flying Frog
 
  Blue-spotted Bush Frog
 
  Jade Tree Frog
 
  Wallace's Flying Frog
 
               
Harlequin Flying Frog
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
                 

Narrow-mouthed Frogs  (Microhylidae)

       
Black-spotted Sticky Frog
 
  Banded Bullfrog
 
  Malayan Treehole Frog
 
  Bornean Treehole Frog
 
  Painted Chorus Frog
 
           
Dark-sided Chorus Frog
 
  Manthey's Chorus Frog
 
  Pothole Chorus Frog
 
 
 
 
 
                 

Commonly introduced non-Southeast Asian species :

               
American Bullfrog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 

  See also ... Frogs of Papua New Guinea