Four-ridged Toad
Four-ridged Toad Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus at Venus Drive
St Andrew's Cross Toadlet
St Andrew's Cross Toadlet Pelophryne brevipes - adult male
Copper-cheeked Frog
Copper-cheeked Frog Hydrophylax raniceps that was found near a stream along a trail in Venus Drive

There are about 30 species of amphibians in Singapore. Amphibians are aquatic vertebrates. They need water to survive. They include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians. But Singapore does not have newts and salamanders.[1]

The most common amphibians one is likely to encounter are the Asian toad and banded bullfrog. Some species are common in forested areas, like the black-eyed litter frog.

List of amphibians

Order Anura (frogs and toads)

Family Bufonidae (toads)

Family Megophryidae (litter frogs)

Family Dicroglossidae (fanged frogs)

Family Ranidae (true frogs)

Family Rhacophoridae (gliding frogs)

Family Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)

Family Hylidae (tree frogs)

Family Eleutherodactylidae (rain frogs)

Order Gymnophiona (caecilians)

Family Ichthyophiidae (Asian caecilians)

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of amphibian species present in Singapore". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ichthyophis singaporensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59633A91816671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T59633A91816671.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.