List of amphibians of Pakistan

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This list of the amphibians of Pakistan currently contains 19 confirmed species that are known to occur in Pakistan.

## Order Anura

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The Indus Valley toad is the national amphibian of Pakistan

* Family Bufonidae (true toads) - 8 species
* Bufo himalayanus (Himalayan Toad)
* Bufo latastii (Baltistan Toad)
* Bufo melanostictus (Common Indian Toad)
* Bufo olivaceus (Olive Toad)
* Bufo pseudoraddei Photographs of subspecies
* Bufo p. pseudoraddei (Kaghan Toad)
* Bufo p. baturae (Batura Toad)
* Bufo stomaticus (Indus Valley Toad or Marbled Toad) "National amphibian of Pakistan"
* Bufo surdus (Iranian Toad or Pakistan Toad)
* Bufo viridis zugmayeri (European Green Toad or Baluchistan Toad)
* Family Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs) - 2 species
* Microhyla ornata (Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog or Ant Frog)
* Uperodon systoma (Marbled Balloon Frog)
* Family Megophryidae (Asian toads and litter frogs) - 1 confirmed species
* Scutiger nyingchiensis (Tibetan Frog or Asian Lazy Toad)
* Scutiger occidentalis (Deosai Toad) - unconfirmed
* Scutiger pleskei \- unconfirmed

Indus Valley Bullfrog

* Family Ranidae (broad-mouthed frogs or true frogs) - 8 species
* Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Indian Skipper Frog or Skittering Frog) - 3 subspecies
* Euphlyctis c. cyanophlyctis (Common Skittering Frog)
* Euphlyctis c. microspinulata (Spiny Skittering Frog)
* Euphlyctis c. seistanica (Seistan Skittering Frog)
* Fejervarya limnocharis (Alpine Cricket Frog or Northern Cricket Frog)
* Fejervarya syhadrensis (Indus Cricket Frog or Southern Cricket Frog)
* Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Indus Valley Bullfrog)
* Paa hazarensis (Hazara Torrent Frog)
* Paa sternosignata (Karez Frog)
* Paa vicina (Murree Hills Frog)
* Sphaerotheca breviceps (Indian Burrowing Frog or Malir Burrowing Frog)

## References

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* http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/AmphibiansofPakistan/broadmouthfrogsofPakistan.htm
* STÖCK M., M. SCHMID, C. STEINLEIN AND W.-R. GROSSE (1999): Mosaicism in somatic triploid specimens of the Bufo viridis complex in the Karakoram with examination of calls, morphology and taxonomic conclusions. Ital. J. Zool. (Modena) 66 (3): 215-232.
* STÖCK M., D. FRYNTA, W.-R. GROSSE, C. STEINLEIN, M. SCHMID (2001). A review of the distribution of diploid, triploid and tetraploid green toads (Bufo viridis complex) in Asia including new data from Iran and Pakistan. Asiatic Herp. Res. (Berkeley) 9: 77-100.
* STÖCK M., R. GÜNTHER AND W. BÖHME (2001). Progress towards a taxonomic revision of the Asian Bufo viridis group: Current status of nominal taxa and unsolved problems (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae). Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkunde Dresden 51: 253–319.
* STÖCK M., D. K. LAMATSCH, C. STEINLEIN, J. T. EPPLEN, W.-R. GROSSE, R. HOCK, T. KLAPPERSTÜCK, K. P. LAMPERT, U. SCHEER, M. SCHMID AND M. SCHARTL (2002): A bisexually reproducing all-triploid vertebrate. Nature Genetics 30 (3): 325-328.
* STÖCK M., MORITZ C., HICKERSON M., FRYNTA D., DUJSEBAYEVA T., EREMCHENKO V., MACEY J.R., PAPENFUSS T. J., AND WAKE D. B. (2006): Evolution of mitochondrial relationships and biogeography of Palearctic green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup) with insights in their genomic plasticity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41:663-689.

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