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List of amphibians of Java

List of amphibians of Java

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The following is a list of amphibians of Java and Bali, Indonesia from Iskandar (1998).[1] There is a total of 41 amphibian species in Java, 9 of which are endemic to Java.

In Java, amphibian species commonly collected for human consumption include Limnonectes macrodon, Fejervarya cancrivora, Fejervarya limnocharis, and Fejervarya iskandari.[2]

List

Family Ichthyophiidae (Asiatic Tailed Caecilians)
Family Megophryidae (Litter Frogs)
Family Bufonidae (True Toads)
Family Microhylidae (Narrow Mouth Frogs)
Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
Family Dicroglossidae (Fork Tongue Frogs)
Family Rhacophoridae (South Asian Tree Frogs)
Family Hylidae (Australo-Papuan Tree Frogs)
Family Pipidae (African Clawed Toads)

References

  1. [1]
    Iskandar, Djoko T. (1998). The Amphibians of Java and Bali. Jakarta: Research and Development Centre for Biology, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI). ISBN 979-579-014-5
  2. [2]
    Kusrini, MD (2005). Edible frog harvesting in Indonesia: evaluating its impact and ecological context. Ph.D. dissertation, James Cook University.
  • Kusrini MD, Lubis MI, Darmawan B. 2008. The Tree Frog of Chevron Geothermal Concession, Mount Hakimun-Salak National Park - Indonesia. Technical report submitted to the Wildlife Trust – Peka Foundation.

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