Amphibians of Pakistan

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There are 22 species of amphibians in Pakistan.

Contents 1 Family RANIDAE 2 Family MEGOPHRYIDAE 3 Toads 4 References

[edit] Family RANIDAE

( Broad-Mouthed Frogs)

• Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
• Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis microspinulata
• Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis seistanica
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus- Indian Bullfrog
• Fejervarya limnocharis
• Fejervarya syhadrensis
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

[edit] Family MEGOPHRYIDAE

• Paa vicina
• Scutiger pleskei
• Paa sternosignata
• Paa hazarensis
• *Paa barmoachensis
• Sphaeroteca breviceps
• Scutiger occidentalis - Deosai Frog

[edit] Toads

• Bufo melanostictus
• Bufo olivaceus
• Bufo stomaticus
• Bufo himalayanus

Bufo viridis subgroup with

• Bufo latastii

• Bufo pseudoraddei pseudoraddei

• Bufo pseudoraddi batuae - Batura toad

Image: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE_IMG&query_src=photos_browseimgs_amphibian_com&where-lifeform=Amphibian&where-namesoup=Batura+Toad&rel-namesoup=matchphrase&title_tag=Batura+Toad

• Bufo surdus

[edit] 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.