This list of the

amphibians Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniote, anamniotic, tetrapod, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class (biology), class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all Tetrapod, tetrapods, but excl ...

of Pakistan currently contains 19 confirmed

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

that are known to occur in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Order Anura

*Family ''

Bufonidae {{Cat main, Toad This category Category, plural categories, may refer to: General uses *Classification, the general act of allocating things to classes/categories Philosophy * Category of being * ''Categories'' (Aristotle) * Category (Kant) * C ...

'' (true toads) - 8 species **'' Bufo himalayanus'' (Himalayan Toad) **''

Bufo latastii ''Bufotes latastii'', commonly known as the Baltistan toad, Ladakh toad or vertebral-banded toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the West Himalayan region at altitudes of from northern Pakistan to Ladakh in India; ...

'' (Baltistan Toad) **''

Bufo melanostictus ''Duttaphrynus melanostictus'' is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely d ...

'' (Common Indian Toad) **'' Bufo olivaceus'' (Olive Toad) **'' Bufo pseudoraddei'
Photographs of subspecies
***''Bufo p. pseudoraddei'' (Kaghan Toad) ***''Bufo p. baturae'' (Batura Toad) **''

Bufo stomaticus ''Firouzophrynus stomaticus'', also known as the Indian marbled toad, Punjab toad, Indus Valley toad, or marbled toad, is a species of toad found in Asia from eastern Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to Nepal, extending into Peninsular India and Bangla ...

'' (Indus Valley Toad or Marbled Toad) "National amphibian of Pakistan" **'' Bufo surdus'' (Iranian Toad or Pakistan Toad) **''

Bufo viridis The European green toad (''Bufotes viridis'') is a species of true toad found in steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, urban areas and other habitats in mainland Europe, ranging from far eastern France and Denmark to the Balkans, Western Ru ...

zugmayeri'' (European Green Toad or Baluchistan Toad) *Family ''

Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 57 genera and 11 subfamilies. Evolution A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. ...

'' (narrow-mouthed frogs) - 2 species **'' Microhyla ornata'' (Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog or Ant Frog) **''

Uperodon systoma ''Uperodon systoma'' is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It is known under many different common names: indistinct frog, marbled balloon frog, and lesser balloon frog. Description As the common na ...

'' (Marbled Balloon Frog) *Family ''

Megophryidae Megophryidae, commonly known as goose frogs, is a large family of frogs native to the warm southeast of Asia, from the Himalayan foothills eastwards, south to Indonesia and the Greater Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, and extending to t ...

'' (Asian toads and litter frogs) - 1 confirmed species **''

Scutiger nyingchiensis ''Scutiger nyingchiensis'' is a species of toad found in the Himalayas of southeastern Tibet (China), northwestern Nepal, and tentatively, Bhutan. There are no confirmed records from India; earlier records refer to ''Scutiger occidentalis'' or '' ...

'' (Tibetan Frog or Asian Lazy Toad) **''

Scutiger occidentalis ''Scutiger occidentalis'' is a species of toad found in the Western Himalayas of Pakistan (Gilgit Baltistan) and northwestern India (Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh). It has often been treated as a synonym of '' Scutiger nyingchiensis'' (by, e.g., IUCN ...

'' (Deosai Toad) - unconfirmed **'' Scutiger pleskei'' - unconfirmed *Family '' Ranidae'' (broad-mouthed frogs or true frogs) - 8 species **''

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis ''Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis'' is a common Dicroglossidae, dicroglossid frog found in South Asia. It is known under numerous common names, including Indian skipper frog or skittering frog. They are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with th ...

'' (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 ''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is a species of frog found in South East Asia and parts of Indochina. It is known under many common names, including Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex (af ...

'' (Alpine Cricket Frog or Northern Cricket Frog) **''

Fejervarya syhadrensis ''Minervarya syhadrensis'', commonly known as long-legged cricket frog, Syhadra frog, Bombay wart frog, and many others, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal at low to moderate elevations. It i ...

'' (Indus Cricket Frog or Southern Cricket Frog) **''

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus ''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus'', commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in color, although physiological traits vary between p ...

'' (Indus Valley Bullfrog) **''

Paa hazarensis ''Allopaa hazarensis'' (common names: Kashmir paa frog, Hazara frog, Hazara torrent frog ) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Hazara, Pakistan (where the type locality is, hence the name) and in Kashmir in India ...

'' (Hazara Torrent Frog) **''

Paa sternosignata ''Chrysopaa'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Chrysopaa sternosignata''. It is found in Balochistan, Pakistan, Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and in Afghanistan. Its c ...

'' (Karez Frog) **''

Paa vicina ''Nanorana vicina'' (common names: Himalaya paa frog, Stoliczka's frog, Murree frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Location It is found in the Himalayan front of northern India and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are high ...

'' (Murree Hills Frog) **''

Sphaerotheca breviceps The Indian burrowing frog (''Sphaerotheca breviceps'') is a species of frog found in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and in Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred t ...

'' (Indian Burrowing Frog or Malir Burrowing Frog)

References

* 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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Amphibians Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniote, anamniotic, tetrapod, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class (biology), class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all Tetrapod, tetrapods, but excl ...