AMPHIBIAWEB

New Features on AmphibiaWeb

List of newly described species as they are added to AmphibiaWeb.


GBIF announcment regarding dynamic maps described below: Distributed Database of Amphibian Occurrences. (January 2008)


Dynamic species distribution maps are available for all species. (December 2007)
Dynamic species distribution maps using BerkeleyMapper, HerpNET specimens, and Global Amphibian Assessment shape files. See Acris crepitans, Afrixalus osorioi, Bufo regularis, Bufo terrestris, Hyla versicolor, Leptopelis christyi, Phrynobatrachus petropedetoides, and Pseudacris regilla (click on "View distribution map" at the top of the accounts). (October 2007)
Clickable map of amphibian distributions in Malaysian regions (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak). Malaysian region information also appears in relevant species accounts. (June 2007)
Visualizing AmphibiaWeb Data with Continuous Cartograms -- lots of interesting maps! (June 2007)


Literature References

Amphibian decline and conservation references are updated monthly by Tim Halliday.


New Amphibian Photos
Check out the most recently added amphibian photos.
(Link goes to CalPhotos; all photos appear on AmphibiaWeb as well.)


New Video Files
Species Submitted By Date
Hydromantes brunus Kellie Whittaker 5/1/2008
Allobates femoralis, Ameerega picta, Ameerega trivittata, Pleurodema diplolister Institute for Zoology, University of Vienna; Walter Hödl 4/14/2008
Bolitoglossa schizodactyla BBC 3/16/2008


New Sound Files
Species Submitted By Date
Hyla arborea Peter Janzen 4/30/2008
Bufo siculus Mario Lo Valvo 4/5/2008
Leptodactylus coca Steffen Reichle 1/28/2008
Leptodactylus thomei Ariadne Angulo 1/28/2008
Bufo calamita Peter Janzen 4/18/2007
Philautus zorro, Polypedates eques, Ranitomeya claudiae, Rhacophorus dennysi Peter Janzen 3/12/2007


New Species Accounts

These are the latest additions to the AmphibiaWeb Species Account database. If you are interested in writing a species account, please contact us.
Species Submitted By Date
Bufo bankorensis David Chen 5/7/2008
Bufo melanochlorus Stella Yujin Kim 5/7/2008
Phyllobates bicolor Kip Green and Kellie Whittaker 5/7/2008
Agalychnis spurrelli Sarah Richman 5/6/2008
Huia cavitympanum Kellie Whittaker 5/5/2008
Odorrana tormota Kellie Whittaker and David Chen 5/5/2008
Phyllobates vittatus Kip Green and Kellie Whittaker 5/5/2008
Phyllobates lugubris Stella Kim and Shelly Lyser 5/2/2008
Scinax boulengeri Stephen Chu 5/1/2008
Nyctibatrachus humayuni Alamelu Natesan 5/1/2008
Centrolene prosoblepon Sarah Richman 4/30/2008
Allobates marchesianus, Ameerega petersi, Ameerega picta, Ameerega trivittata, Hylodes asper, Pleurodema diplolister Kellie Whittaker 4/21/2008
Ranitomeya imitator Kellie Whittaker and Peera Chantasirivisal 4/21/2008
Bufo siculus M. Stöck, A. Sicilia, N. M. Belfiore, D. Buckley, S. Lo Brutto, M. Lo Valvo, and M. Arculeo 4/3/2008
Rana monjerai Kellie Whittaker 3/12/2008
Bufo magnussoni Marcelo Menin, Albertina P. Lima, Maria C. Araújo 3/12/2008
Rana huanrenensis Christin Hong 2/22/2008
Phyllobates aurotaenia Shelly Lyser 2/3/2008
Bufo lescurei, Bufo martyi Antoine Fouquet 1/28/2008
Platymantis spelaeus Zaina Khan 1/28/2008
Phrynomantis bifasciatus Kellie Whittaker, Peera Chantasirivisal 1/17/2008
Hemisus guttatus Peera Chantasirivisal 1/9/2008
Otophryne pyburni, Megophrys montana Peera Chantasirivisal 1/4/2008
Hemiphractus proboscideus Kellie Whittaker, Peera Chantasirivisal 1/4/2008
Leptophryne borbonica, Leptophryne cruentata, Microhyla achatina, Microhyla palmipes Janel Marcelino 1/3/2008
Bufo biporcatus, Bufo parvus Janel Marcelino 1/1/2008
Sabahphrynus maculata Raul Diaz 1/1/2008
Bufo asper Janel Marcelino 12/27/2007
Cruziohyla calcarifer Anna Doty 12/20/2007
Bufo pantherinus Adam Boisvert 12/20/2007
Phyllobates terribilis Kellie Whittaker, Shelly Lyser 12/20/2007
Philautus ochlandrae Gururaja KV 12/13/2007
Adenomera andreae, Adenomera hylaedactyla, Allobates femoralis, Anomaloglossus stepheni, Atelopus spumarius, Bufo granulosus, Bufo proboscideus, Cochranella oyampiensis, Dendrophryniscus minutus, Dendropsophus brevifrons, Hypsiboas boans, Hypsiboas cinerascens, Hypsiboas lanciformis, Osteocephalus buckleyi, Osteocephalus oophagus, Osteocephalus taurinus, Phyllomedusa bicolor, Phyllomedusa tarsius, Phyllomedusa tomopterna, Phyllomedusa vaillantii, Pristimantis fenestratus, Pristimantis ockendeni, Pristimantis zimmermanae, Scinax boesemani, Scinax garbei, Scinax ruber, Trachycephalus nigromaculatus, Trachycephalus resinifictrix (...more to come) Albertina P. Lima, William E. Magnusson, Marcelo Menin, Luciana K. Erdtmann, Domingos J. Rodrigues, Claudia Keller, Walter Hödl 12/13/2007
Bufo aucoinae Christin Hong 12/03/2007
Bufo coniferus Christin Hong 11/28/2007
Barbourula kalimantanensis Adam Boisvert 11/27/2007
Dendropsophus werneri Vanessa Lovenburg 11/26/2007
Nymphargus laurae Kellie Whittaker 11/25/2007
Nelsonophryne aterrima Peera Chantasirivisal 11/25/2007
Agalychnis annae, Smilisca sordida Anna Doty 11/21/2007
Atelopus zeteki Christin Hong 11/16/2007
Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum Christin Hong 11/13/2007
Dendropsophus microcephalus Anna Doty 11/12/2007
Eleutherodactylus adelus, Eleutherodactylus albipes, Eleutherodactylus auriculatus, Eleutherodactylus bresslerae, Eleutherodactylus cubanus, Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus, Eleutherodactylus etheridgei, Eleutherodactylus gundlachi, Eleutherodactylus intermedius, Eleutherodactylus leberi, Eleutherodactylus limbatus, Eleutherodactylus melacara, Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus, Eleutherodactylus ricordii, Eleutherodactylus ronaldi, Eleutherodactylus simulans, Eleutherodactylus tetajulia, Eleutherodactylus turquinensis, Eleutherodactylus varleyi Ansel Fong G. 11/12/2007
Bufo fastidiosus Christin Hong 11/8/2007
Ambystoma ordinarium Sharon Liu 10/22/2007
Platymantis macrosceles, Platymantis nexipus Raul E. Diaz, Kellie Whittaker 10/10/2007
Dendrobates vanzolinii, Eleutherodactylus jasperi Kellie Whittaker, Peera Chantasirivisal 10/9/2007
Hynobius abei Peera Chantasirivisal 10/9/2007
Eurycea tonkawae Tim S. Lee 10/5/2007
Oreophryne notata Raul E. Diaz 8/28/2007
Philoria pughi, Philoria richmondensis Gary Tsai 8/27/2007
Leptodactylus pentadactylus, Oedipina uniformis Peera Chantasirivisal, David Wake 8/26/2007
Ascaphus montanus, Hyalinobatrachium valerioi Peera Chantasirivisal, David Wake 8/13/2007
Agalychnis callidryas Kellie Whittaker 8/1/2007
Philautus neelanethrus Vance Vredenberg 8/1/2007
Asterophrys turpicola, Batrachoseps simatus, Dermophis parviceps, Cochranella albomaculata, Colostethus talamancae, Caudiverbera caudiverbera Peera Chantasirivisal 7/24/2007
Brachycephalus ephippium Peera Chantasirivisal 7/23/2007
Arthroleptis stenodactylus, Centrolene ilex Rupi Mudan 7/23/2007
Atelopus chiriquiensis, Atelopus senex Natalie Levy 7/23/2007
Ansonia endauensis, Ansonia latirostra Kellie Whittaker 7/18/2007
Oreolalax chuanbeiensis, Oreolalax granulosus, Oreolalax jingdongensis, Oreolalax lichuanensis, Oreolalax major, Oreolalax pingii, Oreolalax rugosus, Oreolalax schmidti, Oreolalax weigoldi, Oreolalax xiangchengensis Sijie Mao 7/7/2007
Rhinoderma rufum Kellie Whittaker, Peera Chantasirisivisal 6/30/2007
Spea hammondii Peera Chantasirivisal, David Wake 6/30/2007
Polypedates leucomystax Kellie Whittaker, Gary Tsai 6/30/2007
Pseudoeurycea bellii Peera Chantasirivisal 6/30/2007
Ambystoma dumerilii Sharon Liu 6/26/2007
Triturus carnifex Kellie Whittaker, Gary Tsai 6/14/2007
Cynops ensicauda, Hynobius dunni, Hynobius katoi, Hynobius lichenatus, Hynobius nebulosus, Hynobius nigrescens, Hynobius retardatus, Hynobius takedai, Hynobius tsuensis Nichole Winters 6/14/2007
Rana amamiensis, Rana narina, Rana pirica, Rana supranarina, Rana utsunomiyaorum, Rhacophorus viridis Nichole Winters 6/5/2007
Pseudacris streckeri Janel Marcelino 5/1/2007
Tachycnemis seychellensis Peera Chantasirivisal 4/9/2007
Rana garoensis Rupi Mudan 4/9/2007
Rana saharica Kellie Whittaker, Justin Rabie 4/9/2007
Rana sierrae Vance Vredenburg 4/9/2007
Pleurodema thaul Kellie Whittaker 4/1/2007
Rana erythraea Rupi Mudan 4/1/2007
Litoria daviesae Kellie Whittaker 3/26/2007
Polypedates maculatus, Sphaerotheca rolandae Peter Janzen 3/22/2007
Uraeotyphlus malabaricus, Uraeotyphlus menoni Rupi Mudan 3/22/2007
Rana forreri, Scolecomorphus kirkii, Scolecomorphus vittatus, Smilisca phaeota, Synapturanus salseri, Uraeotyphlus narayani Peera Chantasirivisal 3/22/2007
Pseudophryne raveni Gary Tsai 3/22/2007
Pseudoeurycea saltator, Xenobatrachus zweifeli Raul Diaz 3/22/2007
Poyntonia paludicola, Pyxicephalus obbianus Kory Heiken 3/22/2007
Liua shihi: English version and Chinese version Peng Zhang 3/20/2007
Leptobrachium hasseltii, Leptobrachium hendricksoni Janel Marcelino 3/19/2007
Ichthyophis hypocyaneus, Kalophrynus minusculus, Kalophrynus pleurostigma, Kaloula baleata, Leptobrachella serasanae, Leptobrachium abbotti Janel Marcelino 3/14/2007
Philautus maia, Philautus pardus David Wake 1/29/2007
Arthroleptella drewesii Kory Heiken 1/16/2007
Ansonia ornata Rupi Mudan 1/16/2007
Xenopus gilli, Xenopus longipes Arman Zaman 1/16/2007
Agalychnis saltator, Aromobates nocturnus Peera Chantasirivisal 1/16/2007
Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax multipunctatus, Oreolalax nanjiangensis, Oreolalax popei, Oreolalax puxiongensis, Oreolalax rhodostigmatus, Scutiger maculatus Sijie Mao 1/16/2007
Hynobius boulengeri, Hynobius hidamontanus, Hynobius kimurae, Hynobius naevius, Hynobius stejnegeri, Hynobius tokyoensis, Hynobius okiensis Nicole Winters 1/16/2007
Acris crepitans, Acris gryllus, Agalychnis saltator, Ambystoma annulatum, Ambystoma barbouri, Ambystoma californiense, Ambystoma cingulatum, Ambystoma gracile, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, Ambystoma laterale, Ambystoma mabeei, Ambystoma macrodactylum, Ambystoma maculatum, Ambystoma opacum, Ambystoma talpoideum, Ambystoma texanum, Ambystoma tigrinum, Amphiuma means, Amphiuma pholeter, Amphiuma tridactylum, Aneides aeneus, Aneides ferreus, Aneides flavipunctatus, Aneides hardii, Aneides lugubris, Aneides vagrans, Ascaphus montanus, Ascaphus truei, Batrachoseps aridus, Batrachoseps attenuatus, Batrachoseps campi, Batrachoseps diabolicus, Batrachoseps gabrieli, Batrachoseps gavilanensis, Batrachoseps gregarius, Batrachoseps incognitus, Batrachoseps kawia, Batrachoseps luciae, Batrachoseps major, Batrachoseps minor, Batrachoseps nigriventris, Batrachoseps pacificus, Batrachoseps regius, Batrachoseps relictus, Batrachoseps robustus, Batrachoseps simatus, Batrachoseps stebbinsi, Batrachoseps wrightorum, Bufo alvarius, Bufo americanus, Bufo baxteri, Bufo boreas, Bufo californicus, Bufo canorus, Bufo cognatus, Bufo debilis, Bufo exsul, Bufo fowleri, Bufo hemiophrys, Bufo houstonensis, Bufo marinus, Bufo microscaphus, Bufo nebulifer, Bufo nelsoni, Bufo punctatus, Bufo quercicus, Bufo retiformis, Bufo speciosus, Bufo terrestris, Bufo valliceps, Bufo woodhousii, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Dendrobates auratus, Desmognathus abditus, Desmognathus aeneus, Desmognathus apalachicolae, Desmognathus auriculatus, Desmognathus brimleyorum, Desmognathus carolinensis, Desmognathus conanti, Desmognathus folkertsi, Desmognathus fuscus, Desmognathus imitator, Desmognathus marmoratus, Desmognathus monticola, Desmognathus ochrophaeus, Desmognathus ocoee, Desmognathus orestes, Desmognathus quadramaculatus, Desmognathus santeetlah, Desmognathus welteri, Desmognathus wrighti, Dicamptodon aterrimus, Dicamptodon copei, Dicamptodon ensatus, Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Eleutherodactylus coqui, Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides, Eleutherodactylus guttilatus, Eleutherodactylus marnockii, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, Ensatina eschscholtzii, Eurycea aquatica, Eurycea bislineata, Eurycea chamberlaini, Eurycea chisholmensis, Eurycea cirrigera, Eurycea guttolineata, Eurycea junaluska, Eurycea latitans, Eurycea longicauda, Eurycea lucifuga, Eurycea multiplicata, Eurycea nana, Eurycea naufragia, Eurycea neotenes, Eurycea pterophila, Eurycea quadridigitata, Eurycea rathbuni, Eurycea robusta, Eurycea sosorum, Eurycea spelaea, Eurycea tonkawae, Eurycea tridentifera, Eurycea troglodytes, Eurycea tynerensis, Eurycea waterlooensis, Eurycea wilderae, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Gastrophryne olivacea, Gyrinophilus gulolineatus, Gyrinophilus palleucus, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus, Gyrinophilus subterraneus, Haideotriton wallacei, Hemidactylium scutatum, Hydromantes brunus, Hydromantes platycephalus, Hydromantes shastae, Hyla andersonii, Hyla arenicolor, Hyla avivoca, Hyla chrysoscelis, Hyla cinerea, Hyla femoralis, Hyla gratiosa, Hyla squirella, Hyla versicolor, Hynobius boulengeri, Hynobius hidamontanus, Hynobius kimurae, Hynobius naevius, Hynobius okiensis, Hynobius stejnegeri, Hypopachus variolosus, Leptodactylus fragilis, Melanophryniscus admirabilis, Melanophryniscus atroluteus, Melanophryniscus devincenzii, Melanophryniscus montevidensis, Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai, Melanophryniscus sanmartini, Necturus alabamensis, Necturus beyeri, Necturus lewisi, Necturus maculosus, Necturus punctatus, Notophthalmus meridionalis, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Notophthalmus viridescens, Nyctibatrachus hussaini, Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax multipunctatus, Oreolalax nanjiangensis, Oreolalax popei, Oreolalax puxiongensis, Oreolalax rhodostigmatus, Osteopilus septentrionalis, Phaeognathus hubrichti, Plethodon ainsworthi, Plethodon albagula, Plethodon amplus, Plethodon angusticlavius, Plethodon aureolus, Plethodon caddoensis, Plethodon chattahoochee, Plethodon cheoah, Plethodon chlorobryonis, Plethodon cinereus, Plethodon cylindraceus, Plethodon dorsalis, Plethodon dunni, Plethodon electromorphus, Plethodon elongatus, Plethodon fourchensis, Plethodon glutinosus, Plethodon grobmani, Plethodon hoffmani, Plethodon hubrichti, Plethodon idahoensis, Plethodon jordani, Plethodon kentucki, Plethodon kiamichi, Plethodon kisatchie, Plethodon larselli, Plethodon meridianus, Plethodon metcalfi, Plethodon mississippi, Plethodon montanus, Plethodon neomexicanus, Plethodon nettingi, Plethodon ocmulgee, Plethodon ouachitae, Plethodon petraeus, Plethodon punctatus, Plethodon richmondi, Plethodon savannah, Plethodon sequoyah, Plethodon serratus, Plethodon shenandoah, Plethodon shermani, Plethodon stormi, Plethodon teyahalee, Plethodon vandykei, Plethodon variolatus, Plethodon vehiculum, Plethodon ventralis, Plethodon virginia, Plethodon websteri, Plethodon wehrlei, Plethodon welleri, Plethodon yonahlossee, Pseudacris brachyphona, Pseudacris brimleyi, Pseudacris cadaverina, Pseudacris clarkii, Pseudacris crucifer, Pseudacris feriarum, Pseudacris maculata, Pseudacris nigrita, Pseudacris ocularis, Pseudacris ornata, Pseudacris regilla, Pseudacris streckeri, Pseudacris triseriata, Pseudobranchus axanthus, Pseudobranchus striatus, Pseudoeurycea amuzga, Pseudotriton montanus, Pseudotriton ruber, Rana areolata, Rana aurora, Rana berlandieri, Rana blairi, Rana boylii, Rana capito, Rana cascadae, Rana catesbeiana, Rana chiricahuensis, Rana clamitans, Rana draytonii, Rana grylio, Rana heckscheri, Rana luteiventris, Rana muscosa, Rana okaloossae, Rana onca, Rana palustris, Rana pipiens, Rana pretiosa, Rana rugosa, Rana septentrionalis, Rana sevosa, Rana sphenocephala, Rana sylvatica, Rana tarahumarae, Rana virgatipes, Rana yavapaiensis, Rhacophorus arboreus, Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Rhyacotriton cascadae, Rhyacotriton kezeri, Rhyacotriton olympicus, Rhyacotriton variegatus, Scaphiopus couchii, Scaphiopus holbrookii, Scaphiopus hurterii, Scutiger maculatus, Siren intermedia, Siren lacertina, Smilisca baudinii, Spea bombifrons, Spea hammondii, Spea intermontana, Spea multiplicata, Sphaerotheca rolandae, Stereochilus marginatus, Taricha granulosa, Taricha rivularis, Taricha torosa, Xenopus laevis, Xenopus longipes Accounts modified from Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species, edited by Michael Lannoo (©2005 by the Regents of the University of California), used with permission of University of California Press. 8/2006
Melanophryniscus admirabilis, Melanophryniscus atroluteus, Melanophryniscus devincenzii, Melanophryniscus montevidensis, Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai, Melanophryniscus sanmartini Raúl Maneyro 8/4/2006
Nectophrynoides asperginis Vance Vredenburg 3/14/2006
Amolops hainanensis Cheng (Lily) Li 10/9/2005
Anotheca spinosa Peter Janzen 10/9/2005
Austrochaperina blumi, Austrochaperina derongo, Austrochaperina guttata, Austrochaperina kosarek, Austrochaperina novaebritanniae, Cophixalus kaindiensis, Cophixalus pipilans, Eleutherodactylus colomai, Eleutherodactylus degener, Eleutherodactylus dissimulatus, Eleutherodactylus eugeniae, Eleutherodactylus floridus, Eleutherodactylus gentryi, Eleutherodactylus illotus, Eleutherodactylus pteridophilus, Eleutherodactylus truebae, Ixalotriton niger, Lechriodus aganoposis Raul Diaz 10/9/2005
Batrachoseps major, Batrachoseps robustus Shelly Lyser 10/9/2005
Bufo coccifer, Bufo cycladen, Bufo ibarrai, Bufo pisinnus, Bufo porteri, Bufo signifer David Wake 10/9/2005
Bufo nelsoni Prathna Mehta 10/9/2005
Ceratophrys cornuta Francine Abe 10/9/2005
Dendrobates auratus Zaina Khan, Matt Davis 10/9/2005
Dendrobates castaneoticus, Phyllonastes duellmani KU Herpetology Class 10/9/2005
Dermophis mexicanus, Epicrionops marmoratus, Hypogeophis rostratus, Plethodon neomexicanus, Pseudacris triseriata Peera Chantasirivisal 10/9/2005
Eleutherodactylus glamyrus, Eleutherodactylus guantanamera, Eleutherodactylus ionthus, Eleutherodactylus mariposa, Eleutherodactylus orientalis, Eleutherodactylus principalis Ansel Fong G. 10/9/2005
Euphlyctis hexadactylus, Fejervarya kirtisinghei Peter Janzen 10/9/2005
Platymantis negrosensis Janel Marcelino 10/9/2005
Pyxicephalus adspersus Phil Bishop 10/9/2005
Leptodactylus fallax Zaina Khan and KU Herpetology Class 10/9/2005
Bolitoglossa alvaradoi, Dendrobates granuliferus, Litoria jungguy, Litoria wilcoxii, Oedipina altura Ketti Augusztiny 5/5/2005
Bufo fustiger, Bufo peltocephalus, Eleutherodactylus acmonis, Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi, Bufo taladai Ansel Fong G. 5/5/2005
Bufo japonicus, Rana japonica Asako Miyakawa 5/5/2005
Bufo hemiophrys, Bufo lemur Zaina Khan 5/5/2005
Hyla eximia Prathna Mehta 5/5/2005
Oreolalax omeimontis, Paa yunnanensis, Rana chevronta, Scutiger chintingensis Cheng (Lily) Li 5/5/2005
Austrochaperina adamantina, Austrochaperina aquilonia, Austrochaperina archboldi Raul E. Diaz 5/5/2005
Hoplobatrachus crassus, Kaloula taprobanica, Ramanella variegata Peter Janzen 5/5/2005
Karsenia koreana David Wake 5/4/2005
Adenomus kelaartii, Bufo noellerti Peter Janzen 4/27/2005
Bolitoglossa heiroreias Eli Greenbaum and Twan Leeders 3/6/2005
Eleutherodactylus antillensis, Eleutherodactylus brittoni, Eleutherodactylus cochranae, Eleutherodactylus cooki, Eleutherodactylus gryllus, Eleutherodactylus hedricki, Eleutherodactylus unicolor Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera 3/1/2005
Gegeneophis danieli, Indotyphlus maharashtraensis Varad B. Giri 2/23/2005
Desmognathus welteri Zach Felix 2/6/2005