The population of amphibians of Madagascar is made up exclusively of frogs. There are 311 named species of frogs on Madagascar, but several hundred have been identified using DNA barcoding and remain to be formally described.
Native described species belong to four different families: Hyperoliidae (11 species), Mantellidae (212 species), Microhylidae (86 species) and Ranidae (1 species). Two further species are introduced: the ranid frog Hoplobatrachus tigrinus and the toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus. Almost all native species are endemic, with the exception of Ptychadena mascareniensis. 85 species are threatened with extinction, nine of which are considered by the IUCN as critically endangered. Their numbers are largely affected by major alterations of habitat due to deforestation and the expansion of paddy fields and villages, and to a lesser extent, by illegal international trade.
Hyperoliidae
SpeciesStatus IUCNHeterixalus alboguttatus Heterixalus andrakata Heterixalus betsileo Heterixalus boettgeri Heterixalus carbonei Heterixalus luteostriatus Heterixalus madagascariensis Heterixalus punctatus Heterixalus rutenbergi Heterixalus tricolor Heterixalus variabilis
Mantellidae
SpeciesStatus IUCNAglyptodactylus australis Aglyptodactylus chorus Aglyptodactylus laticepsAglyptodactylus madagascariensis Aglyptodactylus securifer Blommersia angolafa Blommersia blommersae Blommersia dejongi Blommersia domerguei Blommersia galani Blommersia grandisonae Blommersia kely Blommersia sarotra Blommersia variabilis Blommersia wittei Boehmantis microtympanumBoophis albilabris Boophis albipunctatus Boophis andohahela Boophis andrangoloaka Boophis andreoneiBoophis anjanaharibeensis Boophis ankaratra Boophis arcanus Boophis axelmeyeriBoophis baetkei Boophis blommersaeBoophis boehmei Boophis boppa Boophis bottae Boophis brachychir Boophis burgeri Boophis calcaratus Boophis doulioti Boophis elenae Boophis englaenderi Boophis entingae Boophis erythrodactylus Boophis fayi Boophis feonnyala Boophis goudotii Boophis guibei Boophis haematopusBoophis hainganaBoophis idae Boophis jaegeriBoophis laurenti Boophis liami Boophis lichenoides Boophis lilianae Boophis luciae Boophis luteus Boophis madagascariensis Boophis majoriBoophis mandraka Boophis marojezensis Boophis miadana Boophis microtympanum Boophis miniatus Boophis narinsi Boophis obscurus Boophis occidentalisBoophis opisthodon Boophis pauliani Boophis periegetes Boophis picturatus Boophis piperatus Boophis popi Boophis praedictus Boophis pyrrhus Boophis quasiboehmei Boophis rappiodes Boophis reticulatus Boophis rhodoscelisBoophis roseipalmatus Boophis rufioculisBoophis sambirano Boophis sandrae Boophis schuboeae Boophis septentrionalis Boophis sibilans Boophis solomaso Boophis spinophis Boophis tampokaBoophis tasymena Boophis tephraeomystax Boophis tsilomaro Boophis ulftunni Boophis viridis Boophis vittatus Boophis williamsiBoophis xerophilus Laliostoma labrosum Mantella aurantiaca (Golden Mantella)Mantella baroni Mantella bernhardiMantella betsileo Mantella cowaniiMantella croceaMantella ebenaui Mantella expectataMantella haraldmeieriMantella laevigataMantella madagascariensisMantella manery (Marojejy Mantella) Mantella milotympanumMantella nigricans Mantella pulchraMantella viridisMantidactylus aerumnalis Mantidactylus albofrenatus Mantidactylus alutus Mantidactylus ambohimitombi Mantidactylus ambreensis Mantidactylus argenteus Mantidactylus bellyi Mantidactylus betsileanus Mantidactylus biporus Mantidactylus bourgati Mantidactylus brevipalmatus Mantidactylus charlotteae Mantidactylus cowanii Mantidactylus curtus Mantidactylus delormei Mantidactylus femoralis Mantidactylus grandidieri Mantidactylus guttulatus Mantidactylus lugubris Mantidactylus madecassusMantidactylus majori Mantidactylus melanopleura Mantidactylus mocquardi Mantidactylus noralottae Mantidactylus opiparis Mantidactylus paidroa Mantidactylus pauliani Mantidactylus tricinctus Mantidactylus ulcerosus Mantidactylus zipperi Mantidactylus zolitschka Spinomantis aglavei Spinomantis bertiniSpinomantis brunaeSpinomantis elegansSpinomantis fimbriatus Spinomantis guibeiSpinomantis massorumSpinomantis microtisSpinomantis nussbaumiSpinomantis peraccae Spinomantis phantasticus Spinomantis tavaratra Wakea madinika
Microhylidae
SpeciesStatus IUCNAnilany helenae Anodonthyla boulengerii Anodonthyla emilei Anodonthyla hutchisoni Anodonthyla jeanbai Anodonthyla montana Anodonthyla moramora Anodonthyla nigrigularis Anodonthyla rouxae Anodonthyla pollicaris Anodonthyla theoi Anodonthyla vallani Cophyla berara Cophyla occultans Cophyla phyllodactyla Cophyla maharipeo Cophyla noromalalae Cophyla puellarum Dyscophus antongilii Dyscophus guineti Dyscophus insularis Madecassophryne truebae Paradoxophyla palmata Paradoxophyla tiarano Platypelis alticola Platypelis barbouri Platypelis cowanii Platypelis grandis Platypelis karenae Platypelis mavomavo Platypelis milloti Platypelis olgae Platypelis pollicaris Platypelis ravus Platypelis tetra Platypelis tsaratananaensis Platypelis tuberifera Plethodontohyla bipunctata Plethodontohyla brevipes Plethodontohyla fonetana Plethodontohyla guentheri Plethodontohyla inguinalis Plethodontohyla mihanika Plethodontohyla notosticta Plethodontohyla ocellata Plethodontohyla tuberata Rhombophryne alluaudi Rhombophryne coronata Rhombophryne mangabensis Rhombophryne coudreaui Rhombophryne guentherpetersi Rhombophryne laevipes Rhombophryne longicrus Rhombophryne minuta Rhombophryne matavy Rhombophryne ornata Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa Rhombophryne tany Rhombophryne testudo Rhombophryne vaventy Scaphiophryne boribory Scaphiophryne brevis Scaphiophryne calcarata Scaphiophryne gottlebei Scaphiophryne madagascariensis Scaphiophryne marmorata Scaphiophryne menabensis Scaphiophryne obscura Scaphiophryne spinosa Scaphiophryne verrucosa Scaphiophryne matsoko Stumpffia analamaina Stumpffia be Stumpffia gimmeli Stumpffia grandis Stumpffia hara Stumpffia kibomena Stumpffia madagascariensis Stumpffia megsoni Stumpffia psologlossa Stumpffia pygmaea Stumpffia roseifemoralis Stumpffia staffordi Stumpffia tetradactyla Stumpffia tridactyla
Ranidae
SpeciesStatus IUCNHoplobatrachus tigerinus Ptychadena mascareniensis
Invasive species
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