List of amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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, 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, whereas AmphibiaWeb has not. In this we follow Frost here.
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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">Anura (frog)">Anura - [Frog]s and [Toad]s
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
- **Arthroleptis hematogaster
- **Arthroleptis lameerei
- **Arthroleptis loveridgei
- **Arthroleptis phrynoides
- **Arthroleptis poecilonotus
- **Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis
- **Arthroleptis schubotzi ; includes Arthroleptis discodactylus
- **Arthroleptis spinalis
- **Arthroleptis stenodactylus
- **Arthroleptis sylvaticus
- **Arthroleptis taeniatus ; presumably in DRC
- **Arthroleptis tuberosus
- **Arthroleptis variabilis
- **Arthroleptis vercammeni
- **Arthroleptis xenochirus
- **Arthroleptis xenodactyloides ; probably in DRC
- **Astylosternus batesi
- **Cardioglossa cyaneospila
- **Cardioglossa escalerae
- **Cardioglossa gracilis
- **Cardioglossa gratiosa Amiet, 1972; presumably in DRC
- **Cardioglossa leucomystax
- **Leptopelis aubryi
- **Leptopelis aubryioides ; possibly in DRC
- **Leptopelis bocagii
- **Leptopelis boulengeri
- **Leptopelis calcaratus
- **Leptopelis christyi
- **Leptopelis cynnamomeus
- **Leptopelis fenestratus
- **Leptopelis millsoni
- **Leptopelis modestus
- **Leptopelis notatus
- **Leptopelis ocellatus
- **Leptopelis oryi
- **Leptopelis parbocagii
- **Leptopelis parvus
- **Leptopelis rufus
- **Leptopelis viridis
- **Scotobleps gabonicus
- **Trichobatrachus robustus
- *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
- **Breviceps poweri
- *Family Bufonidae - True toads, 22 species in 5 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Amietophrynus buchneri = Bufo buchneri, presumably in DRC
- **Amietophrynus camerunensis = Bufo camerunensis
- **Amietophrynus channingi = Bufo channingi
- **Amietophrynus fuliginatus = Bufo fuliginatus
- **Amietophrynus funereus = Bufo funereus
- **Amietophrynus gracilipes = Bufo gracilipes
- **Amietophrynus gutturalis = Bufo gutturalis
- **Amietophrynus kisoloensis = Bufo kisoloensis
- **Amietophrynus latifrons = Bufo latifrons
- **Amietophrynus lemairii = Bufo lemairii
- **Amietophrynus maculatus = Bufo maculatus
- **Amietophrynus regularis = Bufo regularis
- **Amietophrynus steindachneri = Bufo steindachneri, presumably in DRC
- **Amietophrynus superciliaris = Bufo superciliaris
- **Amietophrynus tuberosus = Bufo tuberosus
- **Laurentophryne parkeri
- **Mertensophryne melanopleura = Bufo melanopleura
- **Mertensophryne schmidti = Bufo schmidti
- **Mertensophryne taitana = Bufo taitanus
- **Nectophryne afra
- **Nectophryne batesii
- **Schismaderma carens
- *Family: Dicroglossidae, sometimes considered part of the family Ranidae, see below; 1 species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
- *Family Hemisotidae - Shovelnose frogs, 5 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Hemisus guineensis
- **Hemisus marmoratus
- **Hemisus olivaceus
- **Hemisus perreti
- **Hemisus wittei
- *Family Hyperoliidae - Sedge frogs or bush frogs, 87 species in 11 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Acanthixalus spinosus
- **Afrixalus "quadrivittatus" Pickersgill, 2007; not A. quadrivittatus, uncertain species, possibly same as A. fulvovittatus or Afrixalus vittiger
- **Afrixalus dorsalis
- **Afrixalus equatorialis
- **Afrixalus fulvovittatus ; in Congo? Or limited to West Africa?
- **Afrixalus laevis
- **Afrixalus leucostictus
- **Afrixalus orophilus
- **Afrixalus osorioi
- **Afrixalus quadrivittatus
- **Afrixalus upembae
- **Afrixalus weidholzi
- **Afrixalus wittei
- **Alexteroon hypsiphonus ; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Callixalus pictus
- **Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens
- **Cryptothylax greshoffii
- **Cryptothylax minutus
- **Hyperolius acuticeps ; distinct from H. nasutus
- **Hyperolius adspersus
- **Hyperolius atrigularis
- **Hyperolius balfouri
- **Hyperolius benguellensis
- **Hyperolius bocagei ; uncertain species, possibly same as H. viridiflavus or H. kachalolae
- **Hyperolius bolifambae Mertens, 1938; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius brachiofasciatus
- **Hyperolius castaneus
- **Hyperolius chrysogaster
- **Hyperolius cinereus ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris
- **Hyperolius constellatus ; distinct from H. castaneus
- **Hyperolius dartevellei Laurent, 1943
- **Hyperolius diaphanus
- **Hyperolius discodactylus ; includes Hyperolius alticola
- **Hyperolius ferrugineus
- **Hyperolius frontalis
- **Hyperolius ghesquieri
- **Hyperolius glandicolor ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius hutsebauti
- **Hyperolius inornatus
- **Hyperolius jacobseni Channing et al., 2013; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius kachalolae ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius kibarae
- **Hyperolius kivuensis ; includes Hyperolius raveni
- **Hyperolius kuligae
- **Hyperolius langi
- **Hyperolius lateralis
- **Hyperolius leleupi
- **Hyperolius leucotaenius
- **Hyperolius lucani ; doubtful species, probably same as H. ocellatus, doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius maestus ; doubtful species, probably same as H. viridiflavus or H. marmoratus, doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius major
- **Hyperolius marginatus
- **Hyperolius mariae
- **Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842
- **Hyperolius nasicus
- **Hyperolius nasutus
- **Hyperolius obscurus
- **Hyperolius ocellatus
- **Hyperolius parallelus
- **Hyperolius pardalis Laurent, 1948; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius phantasticus
- **Hyperolius platyceps
- **Hyperolius polli
- **Hyperolius polystictus
- **Hyperolius poweri ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius protchei ; doubtful species, probably same as H. viridiflavus or H. marmoratus, doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius pustulifer
- **Hyperolius quinquevittatus
- **Hyperolius rhizophilus ; doubtful species, doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius robustus
- **Hyperolius rwandae Channing et al., 2013; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Hyperolius sankuruensis
- **Hyperolius schoutedeni
- **Hyperolius steindachneri
- **Hyperolius tuberculatus
- **Hyperolius veithi Schick, Kielgast, Rödder, Muchai, Burger, and Lötters, 2010
- **Hyperolius vilhenai ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius viridiflavus
- **Hyperolius viridis ; probably in DRC
- **Hyperolius xenorhinus
- **Kassina decorata
- **Kassina kuvangensis ; probably in DRC
- **Kassina maculosa
- **Kassina mertensi
- **Kassina senegalensis
- **Kassinula wittei
- **Opisthothylax immaculatus
- **Phlyctimantis leonardi
- **Phlyctimantis verrucosus
- *Family Microhylidae - Narrow-mouthed frogs, 3 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901
- **Phrynomantis bifasciatus
- **Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875
- *Family: Petropedetidae, 1 species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Conraua crassipes
- *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 ; possibly in DRC
- **Phrynobatrachus albomarginatus De Witte, 1933
- **Phrynobatrachus anotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959
- **Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951
- **Phrynobatrachus auritus Boulenger, 1900
- **Phrynobatrachus bequaerti
- **Phrynobatrachus calcaratus ; doubtful occurrence in DRC
- **Phrynobatrachus congicus ; uncertain species, uncertain occurrence in DRC
- **Phrynobatrachus cryptotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959
- **Phrynobatrachus dalcqi Laurent, 1952
- **Phrynobatrachus dendrobates
- **Phrynobatrachus gastoni Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
- **Phrynobatrachus giorgii De Witte, 1921
- **Phrynobatrachus graueri
- **Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932
- **Phrynobatrachus natalensis
- **Phrynobatrachus parkeri De Witte, 1933
- **Phrynobatrachus parvulus
- **Phrynobatrachus perpalmatus Boulenger, 1898
- **Phrynobatrachus petropedetoides Ahl, 1924
- **Phrynobatrachus rouxi ; In Congo?
- **Phrynobatrachus rungwensis
- **Phrynobatrachus scapularis
- **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
- **Hymenochirus boulengeri De Witte, 1930
- **Hymenochirus curtipes Noble, 1924
- **Silurana epitropicalis = Xenopus epitropicalis
- **Silurana tropicalis Gray, 1864 = Xenopus tropicalis, possibly not in DRC
- **Xenopus andrei Loumont, 1983; possibly in DRC
- **Xenopus fraseri Boulenger, 1905
- **Xenopus itombwensis Evans, Carter, Tobias, Kelley, Hanner, and Tinsley, 2008
- **Xenopus laevis
- **Xenopus lenduensis Evans, Greenbaum, Kusamba, Carter, Tobias, Mendel, and Kelley, 2011
- **Xenopus muelleri
- **Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895
- **Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986
- **Xenopus ruwenzoriensis Tymowska and Fischberg, 1973
- **Xenopus vestitus Laurent, 1972
- **Xenopus victorianus Ahl, 1924
- **Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979
- *Family Ptychadenidae - sometimes considered part of the family Ranidae, see below; 29 species in 2 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Hildebrandtia ornata
- **Ptychadena aequiplicata
- **Ptychadena anchietae
- **Ptychadena ansorgii
- **Ptychadena bibroni
- **Ptychadena bunoderma ; presumably in DRC
- **Ptychadena christyi
- **Ptychadena chrysogaster Laurent, 1954
- **Ptychadena grandisonae Laurent, 1954
- **Ptychadena guibei Laurent, 1954
- **Ptychadena hylaea Schmidt and Inger, 1959; possibly same as P. mascareniensis
- **Ptychadena ingeri Perret, 1991
- **Ptychadena keilingi
- **Ptychadena mascareniensis
- **Ptychadena nilotica ; distinct from P. mascareniensis, possibly in DRC
- **Ptychadena obscura
- **Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
- **Ptychadena perplicata Laurent, 1964; presumably in DRC
- **Ptychadena perreti Guibé and Lamotte, 1958
- **Ptychadena porosissima
- **Ptychadena pumilio
- **Ptychadena schillukorum ; probably in DRC
- **Ptychadena straeleni
- **Ptychadena subpunctata
- **Ptychadena taenioscelis Laurent, 1954
- **Ptychadena tellinii
- **Ptychadena trinodis
- **Ptychadena upembae
- **Ptychadena uzungwensis
- *Family Pyxicephalidae - sometimes considered part of the family Ranidae, see below; 10 species in 5 genera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- **Amietia amieti
- **Amietia angolensis
- **Amietia desaegeri
- **Amietia ruwenzorica
- **Amietia wittei
- **Aubria masako Ohler and Kazadi, 1990; possibly indistinct from Aubria subsigillata
- **Cacosternum boettgeri ; probably in DRC
- **Cacosternum leleupi Laurent, 1950
- **Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838; probably in DRC
- **Tomopterna tuberculosa
- *Family Ranidae - True frogs, 6 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- **Hylarana albolabris = Amnirana albolabris
- **Hylarana amnicola Perret, 1977 = Amnirana amnicola, presumably in DRC
- **Hylarana darlingi = Amnirana darlingi
- **Hylarana galamensis = Amnirana galamensis
- **Hylarana lemairei = Amnirana lemairei
- **Hylarana lepus = Amnirana lepus
- *Family Rhacophoridae - Moss frogs, 2 species in 1 genus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- **Chiromantis rufescens
- **Chiromantis xerampelina Peters, 1854; probably in DRC
Order [Caudata] - [Salamander]s
Order [Gymnophiona] - Caecilian">Caecilians">Caecilian
Total 3 species in 3 genera in 1 family, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo- *Family Caeciliidae - Common caecilians, 3 species in 3 genera:
- **Boulengerula fischeri Nussbaum and Hinkel, 1994; possibly in DRC
- **Geotrypetes seraphini
- **Herpele squalostoma