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Amphibians

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.

You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.

Checklist of Amphibian Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore

Prepared by Noel Thomas, Law Ing Sind, Kelvin K.P. Lim

Family Taxon Name Common Name Origin RDB2 RDB3
Icthyophiidae Icthyophis paucisulcus Asian Striped Caecilian Native CR CR
Bufonidae Duttaphrynus bengalensis Asian Toad Introduced Not Listed NA
Bufonidae Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus Four-ridged Toad Native Not Listed VU
Bufonidae Pelophryne ingeri Inger's Cross Toadlet Native CR CR
Megophryidae Pelobratrachus nasutus Malayan Horned Frog Native EN CR
Megophryidae Leptobrachium nigrops Black-eyed Litter Frog Native Not Listed NT
Dicroglossidae Fejervarya limnocharis Field Frog Native Not Listed LC
Dicroglossidae Fejervarya cancrivora Crab-eating Frog Native Not Listed LC
Dicroglossidae Limnonectes blythii Malayan Giant Frog Native Not Listed LC
Dicroglossidae Limnonectes paramacrodon Lesser Swamp Frog Native EN CR
Dicroglossidae Limnonectes plicatellus Rhinoceros Frog Native EN CR
Dicroglossidae Limnonectes malesianus Malesian Frog Native Not Listed NT
Dicroglossidae Occidozyga sumatrana Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog Native Not Listed NT
Ranidae Hylarana erythraea Common Greenback Native Not Listed LC
Ranidae Hylarana labialis Copper-cheeked Frog Native Not Listed LC
Ranidae Hylarana laterimaculata Masked Rough-sided Frog Native Not Listed NT
Ranidae Hylarana baramica Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog Native VU VU
Rhacophoridae Polypedates leucomystax Common Tree Frog Native Not Listed LC
Rhacophoridae Nyctixalus pictus Cinnamon Bush Frog Native VU VU
Rhacophoridae Leptomantis cyanopunctatus Blue-legged Bush Frog Native CR CR
Rhacophoridae Theloderma horridum Thorny Bush Frog Native CR CR
Microhylidae Kalophrynus limbooliati Limbooliat's Sticky Frog Native VU VU
Microhylidae Micryletta subaraji Subaraj's Paddy Frog Native Not Listed CR
Microhylidae Microhyla butleri Painted Chorus Frog Native Not Listed LC
Microhylidae Microhyla heymonsi Dark-sided Chorus Frog Native Not Listed LC
Microhylidae Microhyla mantheyi Manthey's Chorus Frog Native CR VU

 

The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:

 

Category

Abbreviation

Criteria

Not Threatened

Least Concern

LC

Not approaching the above criteria

Near-Threatened

NT

Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria

Threatened

Vulnerable

VU

There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.

Endangered

EN

There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Critically Endangered

CR

There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Extirpation

&

Extinction

Presumed Nationally Extinct

NEx

The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.

Globally Extinct

EX

The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Categories

Data Deficient

DD

Inadequate information to make an informed assessment

Not Applicable

NA

Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)

Not Evaluated

 

NE

Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria

Not Listed

NL

Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason


Reference

Growenewoud, D., & Law, I. S. (2016). First record of greenhouse frog in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016, 59.

Law, I. S., Thomas, N., & Law, I. T. (2019). Discovery of the inornate chorus frog, Micryletta inornata, in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2019, 5.

NSS Vertebrate Study Group. (2014). A Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals of Singapore.

Last updated on 24 May 2024

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