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* - denotes endemic species
ANURA

True Toads (Bufonidae)
Das's Dwarf Toad  Adenomus dasi *
Kandy Dwarf Toad  Adenomus kandianus *
Kelaart's Dwarf Toad  Adenomus kelaartii *
Autokorale's Toad  Bufo autokoralei *
Kotagama's Toad  Bufo kotagamai *
Common Toad  Bufo melanostictus
Nollert's Toad  Bufo noellertii *
Schneider's Toad  Bufo scaber
Indus Valley Toad  Bufo stomaticus

Narrow-mouthed Frogs (Microhylidae)
Sri Lanka Bullfrog  Kaloula taprobanica
Karunaratne's Narrow-mouthed Frog  Microhyla karunaratnei *
Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog  Microhyla ornata
Red Narrow Mouthed Frog  Microhyla rubra
Sri Lanka Narrow Mouthed Frog  Microhyla zeylanica *
Nagao's Ramanella  Ramanella nagaoi *
Obscure Ramanella  Ramanella obscura *
Parker's Ramanella  Ramanella palmata *
Variegated Ramanella  Ramanella variegata
Marbled Balloon Frog  Uperdon systoma

True Frogs (Ranidae (Raninae))
Indian Skipper Frog  Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Green Frog  Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Sri Lanka Frog  Fejervarya greenii *
Kirtisinghe's Frog  Fejervarya kirtisinghei *
Common Paddyfield Frog  Fejervarya limnocharis
Jerdon's Bullfrog  Hoplobatrachus crassus
Indus Valley Bullfrog  Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
Corrugated Water Frog  Lankanectes corrugatus *
Sri Lankan Rock Frog  Nannophrys ceylonensis *
Gunther's Rock Frog  Nannophrys guenthri *
Marbled Rock Frog  Nannophrys marmorata *
Golden Frog  Rana aurantiaca
Sri Lanka Wood Frog  Rana gracilis *
Bronzed Frog  Rana temporalis *
Short-headed Burrowing Frog  Sphaerotheca breviceps
Roland's Burrowing Frog  Sphaerotheca rolandae

Shrub-frogs (Ranidae (Rhacophorinae))
Labugama Shrub Frog  Philautus abundus *
Thwaites's Shrub Frog  Philautus adspersus *
Hortons Plains Shrub Frog  Philautus alto *
Asankas's Shrub Frog  Philautus askankai *
Golden Shrub Frog  Philautus auratus *
Blue Thigh Shrub Frog  Philautus caeruleus *
Hollow-snouted Shrub Frog  Philautus cavirostris *
Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog  Philautus cuspis *
Elegant Shrub Frog  Philautus decoris *
Dimbulla Shrub Frog  Philautus dimbullae *
Queenwood Shrub Frog  Philautus eximius *
Blunt-snouted Shrub Frog  Philautus extirpo *
Leaf-nesting Shrub Frog  Philautus femoralis *
Ferguson's Shrub Frog  Philautus fergusonianus *
Leaf Dwelling Shrub Frog  Philautus folicola *
Frankenberg's Shrub Frog  Philautus frankenbergi *
Knuckles Shrub Frog  Philautus fulvus *
Halliday's Shrub Frog  Philautus hallidayi *
Pattipola Shrub Frog  Philautus halyi *
Hoffman's Shrub Frog  Philautus hoffmanii *
Anthropogenic Shrub Frog  Philautus hoipolloi *
Webless Shrub Frog  Philautus hypomelas *
White-nosed Shrub Frog  Philautus leucorhinus *
Haycock Shrub Frog  Philautus limbus *
Handapan Ella Shrub Frog  Philautus lunatus *
Bigfoot Shrub Frog  Philautus macrophus *
Philautus maia *
Malcomsmith's Shrub Frog  Philautus malcolmsmithi *
Small-eared Shrub Frog  Philautus microtympanum *
Mittermeier's Shrub Frog  Philautus mittermeieri *
Moore's Shrub Frog  Philautus mooreorum *
Southern Shrub Frog  Philautus nanus *
Pointed-snouted Shrub Frog  Philautus nasutus *
Whistling Shrub Frog  Philautus nemus *
Golden-eyed Shrub Frog  Philautus ocularis *
Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog  Philautus oxyrhynchus *
Papillated Shrub Frog Philautus papillosus *
Philautus pardus *
Philautus pleurotaenia *
Poppy's Shrub Frog  Philautus poppiae *
Common Shrub Frog  Philautus popularis *
Cheeky Shrub Frog  Philautus procax *
Polonnaruwa Shrub Frog  Philautus regis *
Reticulated-thigh Shrub Frog  Philautus reticulatus *
Farnland Shrub Frog  Philautus rugatus *
Kandian Shrub Frog  Philautus rus *
Muller's Shrub Frog  Philautus sarasinorum *
Schmarda's Shrub Frog  Philautus schmarda *
Annandale's Shrub Frog  Philautus semirubber *
Pug-nosed Shrub Frog  Philautus silus *
Forest Shrub Frog  Philautus silvaticus *
Sinharaja Shrub Frog  Philautus simba *
Grubby Shrub Frog  Philautus sordidus *
Philautus steineri *
Spotted Shrub Frog  Philautus stellatus *
Steiner's Shrub Frog  Philautus steineri *
Orange Canthal Shrub Frog  Philautus stictomerus *
Stuart's Shrub Frog  Philautus stuarti *
Striped-snout Shrub Frog  Philautus temporalis *
Günther's Shrub Frog  Philautus variabilis *
Dull-green Shrub Frog  Philautus viridis *
White Blotched? Shrub Frog  Philautus zal *
Rummassala Shrub Frog  Philautus zimmeri *
Gannoruwa Shrub Frog  Philautus zorro *
Common Hourglass Tree Frog  Polypedates cruciger *
Mountain Hourglass Tree Frog  Polypedates eques *
Morningside Tree Frog  Polypedates fastigo *
Long-snouted Tree Frog  Polypedates longinasus *
Spotted Tree Frog  Polypedates maculatus

GYMNOPHIONA

Caecilians (Icthyophiidae)
Ceylon Caecilian  Icthyophis gulutinosus *
Pattipola Caecilian  Icthyophis orthoplicatus *
Lesser Yellow-banded Caecilian  Icthyophis pseudangularis *
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