Amphibians of China

Every amphibians in the Wildlife of China guide: 177 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs

• Annam Tree Frog Hyla simplex
• Chinese Flying Frog Zhangixalus dennysi
• Common Chinese Tree Frog Hyla chinensis
• Common Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax
• Doria's Asian Tree Frog Chiromantis doriae
• Spotless Treefrog Dryophytes immaculatus
• Suweon Tree Frog Dryophytes suweonensis
• Hong Kong Whipping Frog Polypedates megacephalus
• Jerdon's Tree Frog Hyla annectans
• Shensi Tree Frog Hyla tsinlingensis
• Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes japonicus
• Hainan Frilled Treefrog Kurixalus hainanus
• Romer's Tree Frog Liuixalus romeri
• Taiwan Whipping Frog Polypedates braueri
• Red-webbed Tree Frog Rhacophorus rhodopus
• Omei Treefrog Zhangixalus omeimontis
• Hainan Stream Tree Frog Buergeria oxycephala
• Sanchiang Treefrog Hyla sanchiangensis
• Northern Treefrog Polypedates mutus
• Rhacophorus hungfuensis Rhacophorus hungfuensis

True Frogs & Fanged Frogs

• American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
• Chungan Sucker Frog Amolops chunganensis
• Granular Torrent Frog Amolops granulosus
• Hainan Torrent Frog Amolops hainanensis
• Hong Kong Cascade Frog Amolops hongkongensis
• South China Cascade Frog Amolops ricketti
• Little Torrent Frog Amolops torrentis
• Wuyi Torrent Frog Amolops wuyiensis
• Black-striped Frog Sylvirana nigrovittata
• Dybowski's Frog Rana dybowskii
• Eastern Golden Frog Pelophylax plancyi
• Golden Cross Band Frog Odorrana andersonii
• Guangdong Frog Hylarana macrodactyla
• High Himalaya Frog Nanorana parkeri
• Hong Kong Paddy Frog Fejervarya multistriata
• Taipei Frog Hylarana taipehensis
• Imienpo Station Frog Glandirana emeljanovi
• Japanese Wrinkled Frog Rana rugosa
• Kuatun Frog Hylarana latouchii
• Kuhl's Creek Frog Limnonectes kuhlii
• Lima Frog Occidozyga lima
• Fragile Wart Frog Limnonectes fragilis
• Fujian Large-headed Frog Limnonectes fujianensis
• Mangven Chang's Music Frog Nidirana mangveni
• Fujian Bamboo-leaf Frog Odorrana exiliversabilis
• Large Odorous Frog Odorrana graminea
• Longtoushan Large Odorous Frog Odorrana leporipes
• Piebald Odorous Frog Odorrana schmackeri
• Paddyfield Frog Fejervarya limnocharis
• Black-spotted Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus
• Plateau Brown Frog Rana kukunoris
• Lesser Spiny Frog Quasipaa exilispinosa
• Giant Spiny Frog Quasipaa spinosa
• Siberian Wood Frog Rana amurensis
• Chinese Brown Frog Rana chensinensis
• Taipa Frog Rana longicrus
• Arnold's Paa Frog Rana maculosa
• Dark-spotted Frog Rana nigromaculata
• Zhenhai Brown Frog Rana zhenhaiensis
• Round-tongued Floating Frog Occidozyga martensii
• Sikkim Paa Frog Nanorana liebigii
• Smooth Frog Occidozyga laevis
• Guenther's Frog Sylvirana guentheri
• Taiwanese Frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
• Sichuan Torrent Frog Amolops kangtingensis
• Lifan Sucker Frog Amolops lifanensis
• Lolokou Sucker Frog Amolops loloensis
• Amolops mantzorum Amolops mantzorum
• Rice Field Frog Fejervarya kawamurai
• Green-spotted Torrent Frog Amolops viridimaculatus
• Fine-spined Frog Hylarana spinulosa
• Japanese Brown Frog Rana japonica
• Tibetan Frog Nanorana pleskei
• Spot-bellied Plateau Frog Nanorana ventripunctata
• Lingnan Floating Frog Occidozyga lingnanica
• Fengkai Cascade Frog Odorrana fengkaiensis
• Hejiang Frog Odorrana hejiangensis
• Wuyi Sharp-nosed Frog Odorrana huanggangensis
• Guizhou Odorous Frog Odorrana kweichowensis
• Green Odorous Frog Odorrana margaretae
• Tianmu Sharp-nosed Frog Odorrana tianmuii
• Paa arnoldi Paa arnoldi
• Pelophylax mongolicus Pelophylax mongolicus
• Spiny-bellied Frog Quasipaa boulengeri
• Jiulong Spiny Frog Quasipaa jiulongensis
• Ye's Spiny-vented Frog Quasipaa yei
• Chaochiao Brown Frog Rana chaochiaoensis
• Rana hubeiensis Rana hubeiensis
• Rana margaratae Rana margaratae
• Gland-shanked Pond Frog Rana shuchinae
• Rana spinulosa Rana spinulosa
• Weining Frog Rana weiningensis

Narrow-mouthed Frogs

• Berdmore's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla berdmorei
• Boreal Digging Frog Kaloula borealis
• Yunnan Squat Frog Glyphoglossus yunnanensis
• Heymons's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla heymonsi
• Sichuan Digging Frog Kaloula rugifera
• Verrucous Digging Frog Kaloula verrucosa
• Beautiful Pygmy Frog Microhyla pulchra
• Ornate Chorus Frog Microhyla fissipes
• Ornate Narrow-mouthed Toad Microhyla ornata
• Painted Chorus Frog Microhyla butleri
• Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog Kaloula pulchra
• Spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog Kalophrynus interlineatus
• Beilun Pygmy Frog Microhyla beilunensis
• Mixtured Pygmy Frog Microhyla mixtura

Toads

• Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus
• Asiatic Toad Bufo gargarizans
• Bufo sachalinensis Bufo sachalinensis
• Tibetan Toad Bufo tibetanus
• Xinjiang Toad Bufotes pewzowi
• Himalaya Toad Duttaphrynus himalayanus
• Mongolian Toad Strauchbufo raddei
• West China Toad Bufo andrewsi
• Eastern Persian Toad Bufo danatensis
• Minshan Toad Bufo minshanicus
• Quinghai Lake Toad Bufo tuberculatus
• Common Toad Bufo bufo

Horned Frogs & Litter Frogs

• Boulenger's Lazy Toad Scutiger boulengeri
• Chong'an Moustache Toad Leptobrachium liui
• Red-spotted Toothed Toad Oreolalax rhodostigmatus
• Mangshan Horned Toad Xenophrys mangshanensis
• Karin Metacarpal-tubercled Frog Leptobrachella pelodytoides
• Hainan Moustache Toad Leptobrachium hainanense
• Little Horned Toad Megophrys minor
• Boettger's Spadefoot Toad Megophrys boettgeri
• Shaping Horned Toad Megophrys shapingensis
• Omei Horned Toad Megophrys omeimontis
• Large Toothed Toad Oreolalax major
• Omei Toothed Toad Oreolalax omeimontis
• Ping's Toothed Toad Oreolalax pingii
• Baoxing Toothed Toad Oreolalax popei
• Puxiong Toothed Toad Oreolalax puxiongensis
• Warty Toothed Toad Oreolalax rugosus
• Webless Toothed Toad Oreolalax schmidti
• Oshan Metacarpal-tubercled Toad Leptobrachella oshanensis
• Hopachai Lazy Toad Scutiger glandulatus
• Tungsolo Lazy Toad Scutiger mammatus
• Nyingchi Lazy Toad Scutiger nyingchiensis
• Vibrissaphora yaoshanensis Vibrissaphora yaoshanensis

Caecilians

• Koh Tao Island Caecilian Ichthyophis bannanicus

Salamanders & Newts

• Black Knobby Newt Tylototriton asperrimus
• Blue-tailed Fire-bellied Newt Cynops cyanurus
• Chinese Fire Belly Newt Cynops orientalis
• Black-spotted Stout Newt Pachytriton brevipes
• Northeastern Paddle-tailed Newt Pachytriton granulosus
• Fujian Warty Newt Paramesotriton aurantius
• Hong Kong Warty Newt Paramesotriton hongkongensis
• Red-tailed Knobby Newt Tylototriton kweichowensis
• Yunnan Newt Tylototriton shanjing
• Himalayan Newt Tylototriton verrucosus
• Dayang Newt Cynops orphicus
• Yunnan Lake Newt Cynops wolterstorffi
• Fei's Stout Newt Pachytriton feii
• Yaoshan Stout Newt Pachytriton inexpectatus
• Spot-tailed Warty Newt Paramesotriton caudopunctatus
• Chinese Warty Newt Paramesotriton chinensis
• Taliang Knobby Newt Tylototriton taliangensis

Other Amphibians

• Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus
• Yenyuan Stream Salamander Batrachuperus yenyuanensis
• Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris
• Yiwu Salamander Hynobius yiwuensis
• Korean Salamander Hynobius leechii
• Oriental Fire-bellied Toad Bombina orientalis
• Shangcheng Stout Salamander Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
• Siberian Salamander Salamandrella keyserlingii
• Yunnan Firebelly Toad Bombina maxima
• Chiala Mountain Salamander Batrachuperus karlschmidti
• Longdong Stream Salamander Batrachuperus londongensis
• Stream Salamander Batrachuperus pinchonii
• Alpine Stream Salamander Batrachuperus tibetanus
• Guangxi Firebelly Toad Bombina fortinuptialis
• Chinese Salamander Hynobius chinensis
• Wushan Salamander Liua shihi
• Jilin Clawed Salamander Onychodactylus zhangyapingi
• Liaoning Clawed Salamander Onychodactylus zhaoermii
• Ranodon wushanensis Ranodon wushanensis

Frequently asked questions

How many amphibians are in the Wildlife of China guide?

The guide lists 177 amphibians of China, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of amphibians are covered?

Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs (20), True Frogs & Fanged Frogs (72), Narrow-mouthed Frogs (14), Toads (12), Horned Frogs & Litter Frogs (22), Caecilians (1), Salamanders & Newts (17), Other Amphibians (19).