Species Accounts

Here you will find detailed synoptic accounts for the 98 species currently recognized as occuring in the Malay Peninsula. You can get to the account of the species that you are interested in by using the systematically-hierarchized navigation menu on the left, which is available throughout the Species section of this site, or by the comprehensive species index table on this page. If you cannot find the species that you are looking for by either of these means, it might be listed under a different name, so you could try looking for it in the Species Synonym Index, or using the site search engine to locate it.

Family	Genus	Species	Author	Year	Type Locality
Bufonidae	Ansonia	Ansonia leptopus	Günther	1872	Matang, Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo).
Bufonidae	Ansonia	Ansonia malayana	Inger	1960	"4,000 feet in the Larut Hills, Perak, Malaya", Malaysia.
Bufonidae	Ansonia	Ansonia penangensis	Stoliczka	1870	Penang Hill, Penang, Malaysia ("near the great water-fall (above Alexandra bath), and two in a narrow gorge about half way up the Penang hill").
Bufonidae	Ansonia	Ansonia siamensis	Kiew	1985 "1984"	Khao Chong, Trang, Thailand
Bufonidae	Ansonia	Ansonia tiomanica	Hendrickson	1966	"From a cave at an elevation of about 2,400 feet, Ulu Lalang, Pulau Tioman, Pahang", West Malaysia.
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo asper	Gravenhorst	1829	Java, Indonesia.
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo kumquat	Das and Lim	2001	0.63 km from 35 km point on Sungei Besar-Tanjung Malim Road, Sabak Bernam, North Selangor, west Malaysia
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo macrotis	Boulenger	1887	"Bhamo [24° 16' 0" N 97° 15' 0 E]; Teinzo and Me-tan-ja in the Kakhien Hills", Myanmar. Restricted to Teinzò, Myanmar, by lectotype designation.
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo melanostictus	Schneider	1799	"India orientali" (East India)
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo parvus	Boulenger	1887	"within a radius of 50 miles from the town of Malacca", West Malaysia
Bufonidae	Bufo	Bufo quadriporcatus	Boulenger	1887	"within a radius of 50 miles from the town of Malacca", West Malaysia
Bufonidae	Leptophryne	Leptophryne borbonica	Tschudi	1838	"East Indies", restricted to Java, Indonesia by Inger (1966).
Bufonidae	Pedostibes	Pedostibes hosii	Boulenger	1892	Mt. Dulit, Sarawak
Bufonidae	Pelophryne	Pelophryne signata	Boulenger	1895	"Robong [= Rabong] Mt., Kapunas district, Dutch Borneo", Kalimantan, Borneo.
Bufonidae	Pseudobufo	Pseudobufo subasper	Tschudi	1838	"Borneo" [Frost] or Sumatra [Manthey and Grossman].
Megophryidae	Leptobrachium	Leptobrachium hendricksoni	Taylor	1962	"Bhetong, Yala, Thailand and Kuala Tahan, King George V National Park [Taman Negara], Pahang, Malaya [West Malaysia]".
Megophryidae	Leptobrachium	Leptobrachium nigrops	Berry and Hendrickson	1963	"Singapore, Catchment Area near Nee Soon Pumping Station, altitude 10-15 meters".
Megophryidae	Leptobrachium	Leptobrachium smithi	Matsui, Nabhitabhata, and Panha	1999	Ton Nam Plu Waterfall, Khao Chang, Southern Thailand. 7°34'N, 99°49'E, at 260 m.
Megophryidae	Leptolalax	Leptolalax gracilis	Günther	1872	Matang, Sarawak
Megophryidae	Leptolalax	Leptolalax heteropus	Boulenger	1900	"Larut Hills [Perak, West Malaysia] at an altitude of 3500 feet".
Megophryidae	Leptolalax	Leptolalax kajangensis	Grismer, Grismer and Youmans	2004	"inside Gua [Cave] Tengkuk Air, Gunung Kajang, Pulau Tioman, Pahang, West Malaysia at 1000 m in elevation"
Megophryidae	Leptolalax	Leptolalax pelodytoides	Boulenger	1883	"Thao and District of Karin Bia-po, Karin Hills, Burma".
Megophryidae	Megophrys	Megophrys aceras	Boulenger	1903	"Bukit Besar (2500 feet) [before Biserat] and Jalor [Pattani, Southern Thailand]".
Megophryidae	Megophrys	Megophrys longipes	Boulenger	1886 "1885"	"The mountains of Perak, Straits of Malacca, at a height of 3,300 feet."
Megophryidae	Megophrys	Megophrys nasuta	Schlegel	1837	Sumatra
Microhylidae	Calluella	Calluella guttulata	Blyth	1856 "1855"	Pegu, Myanmar
Microhylidae	Calluella	Calluella minuta	Das, Norsham and Lim	2004	Forest trail along Sungai Relau (04º 40’ 46.3”N; 102º 03’21.2”E), Merapoh, Taman Negara, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia, altitude 167 m ASL (Holotype ZRC A.10888 and Paratype FRIM 0579); Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia (Paratype ZRC 1.2919)
Microhylidae	Chaperina	Chaperina fusca	Mocquard	1892	"Sintang, Borneo" (West Kalimanatan)
Microhylidae	Glyphoglossus	Glyphoglossus molossus	Günther	1869 "1868"	"Pegu" (= Bago), Myanmar; expanded to "Eastern Pegu .... within the tidal portion of the Irrawaddy Delta . . . [in] a hole that happened to be near the spot" by Mason, 1884, Burma, 1: 292. [Frost]
Microhylidae	Kalophrynus	Kalophrynus palmatissimus	Kiew	1984	"Lowland dipterocarp forest at about 75 m a. s. l. at the Pasoh Forest Reserve in Negeri Sembilian", West Malaysia
Microhylidae	Kalophrynus	Kalophrynus pleurostigma	Tschudi	1838	Frost gives "Sumatra", but Manthey & Grossman give "Borneo"
Microhylidae	Kalophrynus	Kalophrynus robinsoni	Smith	1922	"Wray’s camp. A halting place about four hours from Kuala Teku. Height above sea level, 3300 feet", in mountains of Pahang (Malaya), Malaysia
Microhylidae	Kaloula	Kaloula baleata	Mueller	1836	Krawang and/or Lewie Gadja, Java, Indonesia.
Microhylidae	Kaloula	Kaloula mediolineata	Smith	1917	"Prachuap Kirikan, S. W. Siam" (Thailand).
Microhylidae	Kaloula	Kaloula pulchra	Gray	1831	China
Microhylidae	Metaphrynella	Metaphrynella pollicaris	Boulenger	1890	"about 3000 ft. on the hills of Perak" (Peninsular Malaysia)
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla annectens	Boulenger	1900	"Larut Hills at 4000 feet", Perak, West Malaysia.
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla berdmorei	Blyth	1856 "1855"	"Schwe Gyen" on the Sitang River, Pegu (Bago), Myanmar
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla borneensis	Parker	1928	"Kidi district, Sarawak" [Bidi?]
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla butleri	Boulenger	1900	Larut Hills, 4000 ft., Perak (Peninsular Malaysia)
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla heymonsi	Vogt	1911	"Formosa" (Taiwan), restricted to "Kosempo, Formosa" [= Taiwan, China], by Parker (1934). [Frost]
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla ornata	Duméril and Bibron	1841	"Malabar Coast, India"
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla palmipes	Boulenger	1897	"Pengalengan, Java, 4000 ft.", Indonesia
Microhylidae	Microhyla	Microhyla superciliaris	Parker	1928	"Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malay Peninsula" (West Malaysia).
Microhylidae	Micryletta	Micryletta inornata	Boulenger	1890	"Deli", or "Langhat", Northern Sumatra
Microhylidae	Phrynella	Phrynella pulchra	Boulenger	1887	"within a radius of fifty miles from the town of Malacca", Melaka, West Malaysia
Ranidae	Amolops	Amolops larutensis	Boulenger	1899	"Larut Peak, 3000 ft.", Perak, West Malaysia
Ranidae	Fejervarya	Fejervarya cancrivora	Gravenhorst	1829	Originally, "Java"; neotype from "Cianjur (06° 49´ S, 107° 08´ E), West Java, Java (Indonesia)".
Ranidae	Fejervarya	Fejervarya limnocharis	Gravenhorst	1829	Java, Indonesia
Ranidae	Fejervarya	Fejervarya raja	Smith	1930	"neighbourhood of Pattani town", Pattani, Thailand.
Ranidae	Hoplobatrachus	Hoplobatrachus chinensis	Osbeck	1765	Presumably the vicinity of Canton, China [Frost]
Ranidae	Ingerana	Ingerana tasanae	Smith	1921	Tasan, 25 miles S. W. Chumporn, Peninsular Siam [Thailand]".
Ranidae	Ingerana	Ingerana tenasserimensis	Sclater	1892	Tenasserim, southern Myanmar
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes blythii	Boulenger	1920	"Tenasserim valley", Myanmar (holotype) and "Pegu" [Bago], Myanmar (syntypes)
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes doriae	Boulenger	1887	"Kaw-ka-riet", 30 miles from Moulmein, northern Tenasserim, Myanmar
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes hascheanus	Stoliczka	1870	"Forests of Penang hill", Malaysia [above 1000 feet]
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes kuhlii	Tschudi	1838	"Java", Indonesia
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes laticeps	Boulenger	1882	"Khassya" (= Khasi Hills, Assam) and "Bengal", India.
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes macrognathus	Boulenger	1917	"Karin Hills, Upper Myanmar, 1300 to 1600 feet, and from the district of the Karin Bia-po", Myanmar.
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes malesianus	Kiew	1984	"Bukit Timah, Singapore".
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes nitidus	Smedley	1932 "1931"	"Tanah Rata", Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaya, Malaysia
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes paramacrodon	Inger	1966	"Sungei Tawan, a small tributary of the Kalabakan River, Tawau District, Sabah", Malaysia (Borneo)."
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes plicatellus	Stoliczka	1873	"either Penang itself or on the opposite coast of the Wellesley Province [Butterworth]", Malaya, Malaysia.
Ranidae	Limnonectes	Limnonectes tweediei	Smith	1935	"near the River Yum, Headwater Plus River, alt. 2,000 feet", Perak, Malaysia.
Ranidae	Occidozyga	Occidozyga lima	Gravenhorst	1829	Java
Ranidae	Occidozyga	Occidozyga martensii	Peters	1867	"Bangkok (Siam)", Thailand.
Ranidae	Occidozyga	Occidozyga sumatrana	Peters	1877	"Sumatra", Indonesia.
Ranidae	Rana	Rana banjarana	Leong and Lim	2003	"Bank of a gentle, slow-flowing stream (1 m wide, 20 cm deep) in montane forest, feeding into main river of Parit Falls, Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (4° 28' N, 101° 23' E, ca. 1,300 m asl)"
Ranidae	Rana	Rana baramica	Boettger	1903	Baram River, Sarawak, Malaysia
Ranidae	Rana	Rana erythraea	Schlegel	1837	"Java" and "Sumatra", Indonesia.
Ranidae	Rana	Rana glandulosa	Boulenger	1882	Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Ranidae	Rana	Rana hosii	Boulenger	1891	Mount Dulit, Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Ranidae	Rana	Rana laterimaculata	Boettger	1900	"Sadong, Sarawak, Borneo", Malaysia.
Ranidae	Rana	Rana luctuosa	Peters	1871	Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Ranidae	Rana	Rana macrodactyla	Günther	1859 "1858"	Hong Kong, China
Ranidae	Rana	Rana miopus	Boulenger	1918	Khao Wang Hip and Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Ranidae	Rana	Rana nicobariensis	Stoliczka	1870	Nicobar Is., India
Ranidae	Rana	Rana nigrovittata	Blyth	1856 "1855"	"Schwe Gyen on the Sitang River, Pegu", Myanmar.
Ranidae	Rana	Rana picturata	Boulenger	1920	Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia, Borneo
Ranidae	Rana	Rana raniceps	Peters	1871	Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Rhacophoridae	Nyctixalus	Nyctixalus pictus	Peters	1871	Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Rhacophoridae	Philautus	Philautus parvulus	Boulenger	1893	"District of the Karin Bia-po", Myanmar
Rhacophoridae	Philautus	Philautus petersi	Boulenger	1900	Great Natuna Island, Indonesia
Rhacophoridae	Philautus	Philautus vermiculatus	Boulenger	1900