Sechellophryne gardineri from Mahé
There are 14 identified species of amphibians in Seychelles.[1] These species include:
- Ptychadena mascareniensis (Mascarene grass frog)
- Sechellophryne gardineri (Gardiner's Seychelles frog)
- Sechellophryne pipilodryas (Seychelles palm frog)
- Sooglossus sechellensis (Seychelles frog)
- Sooglossus thomasseti (Thomasset's Seychelles frog)
- Tachycnemis seychellensis (Seychelles treefrog)
- Hypogeophis brevis
- Hypogeophis montanus
- Hypogeophis pti (petite Praslin caecilian) found on Praslin island
- Hypogeophis rostratus (Frigate Island caecilian)
- Grandisonia sechellensis (Seychelles caecillian)
- Praslinia cooperi (Cooper's black caecilian)
References
- ↑ J. C. Poynton (1999). William E. Duellman (ed.). "Distribution of Amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Seychelles". Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective. Johns Hopkins University Press: 483. ISBN 0801861152.
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