This is a List of amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by family. It lists all families and species of amphibians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The list below follows Frost, 2011: Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 5.5 (31 January 2011), and AmphibiaWeb, by the University of California, Berkeley.

A difference between the two above classifications is that Frost has split the families Dicroglossidae, Phrynobatrachidae, Ptychadenidae, Pyxicephalidae and Rhacophoridae off from the Ranidae (i.e. elevated to distinct families), whereas AmphibiaWeb has not (i.e. keeping them within the Ranidae). In this we follow Frost here.

See Sources below.

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Class Amphibia Total 259 species of Amphibians, in 2 orders, 15 families, 43 genera, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a few of which are presumed to occur in DRC but have not yet been found there.

Order Anura – Frogs and Toads Total 256 species in 14 families, 40 genera, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Family Arthroleptidae – Screeching frogs or squeakers, 46 species in 6 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Arthroleptis adolfifriederici (Nieden, 1911) Arthroleptis hematogaster (Laurent, 1954) Arthroleptis lameerei (De Witte, 1921) Arthroleptis loveridgei (De Witte, 1933) Arthroleptis phrynoides (Laurent, 1976) Arthroleptis poecilonotus (Peters, 1863) Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis (Laurent, 1952) Arthroleptis schubotzi (Nieden, 1911); includes Arthroleptis discodactylus Arthroleptis spinalis (Boulenger, 1919) Arthroleptis stenodactylus (Pfeffer, 1893) Arthroleptis sylvaticus (Laurent, 1954) Arthroleptis taeniatus (Boulenger, 1906); presumably in (NW) DRC Arthroleptis tuberosus (Andersson, 1905) Arthroleptis variabilis (Matschie, 1893) Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954) Arthroleptis xenochirus (Boulenger, 1905) Arthroleptis xenodactyloides (Hewitt, 1933); probably in (SE) DRC Astylosternus batesi (Boulenger, 1900) Cardioglossa cyaneospila (Laurent, 1950) Cardioglossa escalerae (Boulenger, 1903) Cardioglossa gracilis (Boulenger, 1900) Cardioglossa gratiosa Amiet, 1972; presumably in (N) DRC Cardioglossa leucomystax (Boulenger, 1903) Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856) Leptopelis aubryioides (Andersson, 1907); possibly in (W) DRC Leptopelis bocagii (Günther, 1865) Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898) Leptopelis calcaratus (Boulenger, 1906) Leptopelis christyi (Boulenger, 1912) Leptopelis cynnamomeus (Bocage, 1893) Leptopelis fenestratus (Laurent, 1972 Leptopelis fiziensis (Laurent, 1973 Leptopelis karissimbensis (Ahl, 1929 Leptopelis kivuensis (Ahl, 1929 Leptopelis lebeaui (De Witte, 1933) Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895) Leptopelis modestus (Werner, 1898) Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875) Leptopelis ocellatus (Mocquard, 1902) Leptopelis oryi (Inger, 1968) Leptopelis parbocagii (Poynton and Broadley, 1987) Leptopelis parvus (Schmidt and Inger, 1959) Leptopelis rufus (Reichenow, 1874) Leptopelis viridis (Günther, 1869) Scotobleps gabonicus (Boulenger, 1900) Trichobatrachus robustus (Boulenger, 1900) Family Brevicipitidae – sometimes considered a subfamily, Brevicipitinae of the Microhylidae, see below; 2 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Breviceps mossambicus (Peters, 1854) Breviceps poweri (Parker, 1934) Family Bufonidae – True toads, 22 species in 5 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amietophrynus buchneri (Peters, 1882) = Bufo buchneri, presumably in DRC Amietophrynus camerunensis (Parker, 1936) = Bufo camerunensis Amietophrynus channingi (Barej & all., 2011) = Bufo channingi Amietophrynus fuliginatus (De Witte, 1932) = Bufo fuliginatus Amietophrynus funereus (Bocage, 1866) = Bufo funereus Amietophrynus gracilipes (Boulenger, 1899) = Bufo gracilipes Amietophrynus gutturalis (Power, 1927) = Bufo gutturalis Amietophrynus kisoloensis (Loveridge, 1932) = Bufo kisoloensis Amietophrynus latifrons (Boulenger, 1900) = Bufo latifrons Amietophrynus lemairii (Boulenger, 1901) = Bufo lemairii Amietophrynus maculatus (Hallowell, 1854) = Bufo maculatus Amietophrynus regularis (Reuss, 1833) = Bufo regularis Amietophrynus steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893) = Bufo steindachneri, presumably in DRC Amietophrynus superciliaris (Boulenger, 1888) = Bufo superciliaris Amietophrynus tuberosus (Günther, 1858) = Bufo tuberosus Laurentophryne parkeri (Laurent, 1950) Mertensophryne melanopleura (Schmidt and Inger, 1959) = Bufo melanopleura Mertensophryne schmidti (Grandison, 1972) = Bufo schmidti Mertensophryne taitana (Peters, 1878) = Bufo taitanus Nectophryne afra (Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875) Nectophryne batesii (Boulenger, 1913) Schismaderma carens (Smith, 1848) Family: Dicroglossidae, sometimes considered part of the family Ranidae, see below; 1 species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858) Family Hemisotidae – Shovelnose frogs, 5 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hemisus guineensis (Cope, 1865) Hemisus marmoratus (Peters, 1854) Hemisus olivaceus (Laurent, 1963) Hemisus perreti (Laurent, 1972) Hemisus wittei (Laurent, 1963) Family Hyperoliidae – Sedge frogs or bush frogs, 87 species in 11 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Acanthixalus spinosus (Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875) Afrixalus "quadrivittatus" Pickersgill, 2007; not A. quadrivittatus, uncertain species, possibly same as A. fulvovittatus or Afrixalus vittiger Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters, 1875) Afrixalus equatorialis (Laurent, 1941) Afrixalus fulvovittatus (Cope, 1861); in Congo? Or limited to West Africa? Afrixalus laevis (Ahl, 1930) Afrixalus leucostictus (Laurent, 1950) Afrixalus orophilus (Laurent, 1947) Afrixalus osorioi (Ferreira, 1906) Afrixalus quadrivittatus (Werner, 1908) Afrixalus upembae (Laurent, 1941) Afrixalus weidholzi (Mertens, 1938) Afrixalus wittei (Laurent, 1941) Alexteroon hypsiphonus (Amiet, 2000); doubtful occurrence in (NW) DRC Callixalus pictus (Laurent, 1950) Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens (Laurent, 1951) Cryptothylax greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1889) Cryptothylax minutus (Laurent, 1976) Hyperolius acuticeps (Ahl, 1931); distinct from H. nasutus Hyperolius adspersus (Peters, 1877) Hyperolius atrigularis (Laurent, 1941) Hyperolius balfouri (Werner, 1908) Hyperolius benguellensis (Bocage, 1893) Hyperolius bocagei (Steindachner, 1867); uncertain species, possibly same as H. viridiflavus or H. kachalolae Hyperolius bolifambae Mertens, 1938; doubtful occurrence in (NW) DRC Hyperolius brachiofasciatus (Ahl, 1931) Hyperolius castaneus (Ahl, 1931) Hyperolius chrysogaster (Laurent, 1950) Hyperolius cinereus (Monard, 1937); probably in (SW) DRC Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris (Bocage, 1866) Hyperolius constellatus (Laurent, 1951); distinct from H. castaneus Hyperolius dartevellei Laurent, 1943 Hyperolius diaphanus (Laurent, 1972) Hyperolius discodactylus (Ahl, 1931); includes Hyperolius alticola Hyperolius ferrugineus (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius frontalis (Laurent, 1950) Hyperolius ghesquieri (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius glandicolor (Peters, 1878); probably in (E) DRC Hyperolius hutsebauti (Laurent, 1956) Hyperolius inornatus (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius jacobseni Channing et al., 2013; doubtful occurrence in (NW) DRC Hyperolius kachalolae (Schiøtz, 1975); probably in (S) DRC Hyperolius kibarae (Laurent, 1957) Hyperolius kivuensis (Ahl, 1931); includes Hyperolius raveni Hyperolius kuligae (Mertens, 1940) Hyperolius langi (Noble, 1924) Hyperolius lateralis (Laurent, 1940) Hyperolius leleupi (Laurent, 1951) Hyperolius leucotaenius (Laurent, 1950) Hyperolius lucani (Rochebrune, 1885); doubtful species, probably same as H. ocellatus, doubtful occurrence in (W) DRC Hyperolius maestus (Rochebrune, 1885); doubtful species, probably same as H. viridiflavus or H. marmoratus, doubtful occurrence in (W) DRC Hyperolius major (Laurent, 1957) Hyperolius marginatus (Peters, 1854) Hyperolius mariae (Barbour and Loveridge, 1928) Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842 Hyperolius nasicus (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius nasutus (Günther, 1865) Hyperolius obscurus (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius ocellatus (Günther, 1858) Hyperolius parallelus (Günther, 1858) Hyperolius pardalis Laurent, 1948; doubtful occurrence in (NW) DRC Hyperolius phantasticus (Boulenger, 1899) Hyperolius platyceps (Boulenger, 1900) Hyperolius polli (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius polystictus (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius poweri (Loveridge, 1938); probably in (E) DRC Hyperolius protchei (Rochebrune, 1885); doubtful species, probably same as H. viridiflavus or H. marmoratus, doubtful occurrence in (W) DRC Hyperolius pustulifer (Laurent, 1940) Hyperolius quinquevittatus (Bocage, 1866) Hyperolius rhizophilus (Rochebrune, 1885); doubtful species, doubtful occurrence in (W) DRC Hyperolius robustus (Laurent, 1979) Hyperolius rwandae Channing et al., 2013; doubtful occurrence in (E) DRC Hyperolius sankuruensis (Laurent, 1979) Hyperolius schoutedeni (Laurent, 1943) Hyperolius steindachneri (Bocage, 1866) Hyperolius tuberculatus (Mocquard, 1897) Hyperolius veithi Schick, Kielgast, Rödder, Muchai, Burger, and Lötters, 2010 Hyperolius vilhenai (Laurent, 1964); probably in (W) DRC Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Hyperolius viridis (Schiøtz, 1975); probably in (SE) DRC Hyperolius xenorhinus (Laurent, 1972) Kassina decorata (Angel, 1940) Kassina kuvangensis (Monard, 1937); probably in (S) DRC Kassina maculosa (Sternfeld, 1917) Kassina mertensi (Laurent, 1952) Kassina senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Kassinula wittei (Laurent, 1940) Opisthothylax immaculatus (Boulenger, 1903) Phlyctimantis leonardi (Boulenger, 1906) Phlyctimantis verrucosus (Boulenger, 1912) Family Microhylidae – Narrow-mouthed frogs, 3 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901 Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847) Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875 Family: Petropedetidae, 1 species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conraua crassipes (Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875) Family Phrynobatrachidae – sometimes considered part of the family Ranidae, see below; 25 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Phrynobatrachus acutirostris Nieden, 1913 Phrynobatrachus africanus (Hallowell, 1858); possibly in (W) DRC Phrynobatrachus albomarginatus De Witte, 1933 Phrynobatrachus anotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959 Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951 Phrynobatrachus auritus Boulenger, 1900 Phrynobatrachus bequaerti (Barbour and Loveridge, 1929) Phrynobatrachus calcaratus (Peters, 1863); doubtful occurrence in (NW) DRC Phrynobatrachus congicus (Ahl, 1925); uncertain species, uncertain occurrence in DRC Phrynobatrachus cryptotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959 Phrynobatrachus dalcqi Laurent, 1952 Phrynobatrachus dendrobates (Boulenger, 1919) Phrynobatrachus gastoni Barbour and Loveridge, 1928 Phrynobatrachus giorgii De Witte, 1921 Phrynobatrachus graueri (Nieden, 1911) Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932 Phrynobatrachus natalensis (Smith, 1849) Phrynobatrachus parkeri De Witte, 1933 Phrynobatrachus parvulus (Boulenger, 1905) Phrynobatrachus perpalmatus Boulenger, 1898 Phrynobatrachus petropedetoides Ahl, 1924 Phrynobatrachus rouxi (Nieden, 1913); In (Eastern) Congo? Phrynobatrachus rungwensis (Loveridge, 1932) Phrynobatrachus scapularis (De Witte, 1933) Phrynobatrachus versicolor Ahl, 1924 Family Pipidae – Tongueless frogs or clawed frogs, 17 species in 3 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hymenochirus boettgeri (Tornier, 1896) Hymenochirus boulengeri De Witte, 1930 Hymenochirus curtipes Noble, 1924 Silurana epitropicalis (Fischberg, Colombelli, and Picard, 1982) = Xenopus epitropicalis Silurana tropicalis Gray, 1864 = Xenopus tropicalis, possibly not in DRC (in DRC being synonymous with Silurana epitropicalis) Xenopus andrei Loumont, 1983; possibly in (W) DRC Xenopus fraseri Boulenger, 1905 Xenopus itombwensis Evans, Carter, Tobias, Kelley, Hanner, and Tinsley, 2008 Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)