List of amphibians of Taiwan

At least 37 species of amphibians are native to Taiwan.^[1][2] Of these, 17 species are endemic to Taiwan. Salamander Echinotriton andersoni is considered extinct in Taiwan (but survives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan). In addition, there are three introduced species: cane toad Rhinella marina, bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus, and Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus. Thus, in total 40 amphibians have been recorded in Taiwan.^[1]

Anura (frogs and toads)

Bufo bankorensis, an endemic toad

Family Bufonidae — true toads

• Bufo bankorensis Barbour, 1908 — endemic
• Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
• Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) — introduced

Family Dicroglossidae — fork-tongued frogs

• Fejervarya kawamurai Djong, Matsui, Kuramoto, Nishioka, and Sumida, 2011 — provisional
• Fejervarya multistriata (Hallowell, 1861)
• Fejervarya sakishimensis Matsui, Toda, and Ota, 2008
• Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Family Hylidae — (Ameroaustralian) treefrogs

• Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858

Family Microhylidae — narrow-mouthed frogs/toads

• Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831
• Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900
• Microhyla fissipes Boulenger, 1884
• Microhyla heymonsi Vogt, 1911
• Micryletta steinegeri (Boulenger, 1909) — endemic

Family Ranidae — true frogs

Hylarana taipehensis was first described from Taiwan but is widely distributed in Southeast and East Asia

• Babina adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909)
• Babina okinavana (Boettger, 1895)
• Hylarana guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
• Hylarana latouchii (Boulenger, 1899)
• Hylarana taipehensis (Van Denburgh, 1909)
• Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — introduced
• Odorrana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903) — endemic
• Pelophylax fukienensis (Pope, 1929)
• Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898 — endemic
• Rana sauteri Boulenger, 1909 — endemic

Family Rhacophoridae — flying frogs or Afro-Asian treefrogs
Subfamily Buergeriinae

• Buergeria japonica (Hallowell, 1861)
• Buergeria robusta (Boulenger, 1909) — endemic

Subfamily Rhacophorinae

• Kurixalus eiffingeri (Boettger, 1895)
• Kurixalus idiootocus (Kuramoto and Wang, 1987) — endemic
• Polypedates braueri (Vogt, 1911)
• Rhacophorus arvalis Lue, Lai, and Chen, 1995 — endemic
• Rhacophorus aurantiventris Lue, Lai, and Chen, 1994 — endemic
• Rhacophorus moltrechti Boulenger, 1908 — endemic
• Rhacophorus prasinatus Mou, Risch, and Lue, 1983 — endemic
• Rhacophorus taipeianus Liang and Wang, 1978 — endemic

Caudata (salamanders)

Andrias davidianus, believed to be an introduced species

Family Cryptobranchidae — giant salamanders

• Andrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871) — introduced (likely)

Family Hynobiidae — Asian salamanders

• Hynobius arisanensis Maki, 1922 — endemic
• Hynobius formosanus Maki, 1922 — endemic
• Hynobius fucus Lai and Lue, 2008 — endemic
• Hynobius glacialis Lai and Lue, 2008 — endemic
• Hynobius sonani (Maki, 1922) — endemic

Family Salamandridae — newts

• Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892) — extinct in Taiwan^[3][4]

References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Amphibian Fauna of Taiwan". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 28 January 2015. This list does not include the provisionally recorded Fejervarya kawamurai nor the introduced Rhinella marina and Andrias davidianus.
3. Yoshio Kaneko, Masafumi Matsui (2004). "Echinotriton andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
4. Sparreboom, Max; Wu, Yunke. "Echinotriton andersoni (Boulenger, 1892)". Salamanders of China LifeDesk. Retrieved 28 January 2015.