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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Arthroleptidae
        • Subfamily: Leptopelinae
          • Genus: Leptopelis
            • Species: Leptopelis bocagii (Günther, 1865)
              • Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei bocagei — Mertens, 1937
              • Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei haasi Mertens, 1937
      • Family: Bombinatoridae
        • Genus: Bombina
          • Species: Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bombina variegata — Mertens, 1928
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Amietophrynus
          • Species: Amietophrynus garmani (Meek, 1897)
            • Synonym: Bufo garmani garmani — Mertens, 1971
            • Synonym: Bufo garmani pseudogarmani — Mertens, 1971
          • Species: Amietophrynus maculatus (Hallowell, 1854)
            • Synonym: Bufo regularis pusillus Mertens, 1937
        • Genus: Bufo
          • Species: Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803
            • Synonym: Bufo bufo spinosus — Mertens, 1925
        • Genus: Bufotes
          • Species: Bufotes pseudoraddei (Mertens, 1971)
            • Synonym: Bufo viridis pseudoraddei Mertens, 1971
          • Species: Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
            • Synonym: Bufo viridis viridis — Mertens, 1926
        • Genus: Didynamipus
          • Species: Didynamipus sjostedti Andersson, 1903
            • Synonym: Didynamipus sjoestedti — Mertens, 1965
        • Genus: Melanophryniscus
          • Species: Melanophryniscus dorsalis (Mertens, 1933)
            • Synonym: Dendrophryniscus stelzneri dorsalis Mertens, 1933
          • Species: Melanophryniscus fulvoguttatus (Mertens, 1937)
            • Synonym: Dendrophryniscus stelzneri fulvoguttatus Mertens, 1937
        • Genus: Mertensophryne
          • Species: Mertensophryne lindneri (Mertens, 1955)
            • Synonym: Bufo lindneri Mertens, 1955
        • Genus: Phrynoidis
          • Species: Phrynoidis aspera (Gravenhorst, 1829)
            • Synonym: Bufo verrucigerus Mertens, 1924
        • Genus: Poyntonophrynus
          • Species: Poyntonophrynus damaranus (Mertens, 1954)
            • Synonym: Bufo dombensis damaranus — Mertens, 1971
            • Synonym: Bufo fenoulheti damaranus Mertens, 1954
          • Species: Poyntonophrynus dombensis (Bocage, 1895)
            • Synonym: Bufo dombensis dombensis — Mertens, 1971
          • Species: Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti (Hewitt and Methuen, 1912)
            • Synonym: Bufo dombensis fenoulheti — Mertens, 1971
          • Species: Poyntonophrynus hoeschi (Ahl, 1934)
            • Synonym: Bufo hoeschi — Mertens, 1971
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella inca (Stejneger, 1913)
            • Synonym: Bufo ockendeni inca — Mertens, 1952
          • Species: Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845)
            • Synonym: Bufo marinus poeppigi — Mertens, 1952
        • Genus: Wolterstorffina Mertens, 1939
          • Species: Wolterstorffina parvipalmata (Werner, 1898)
            • Synonym: Wolterstorffina parvipalmata — Mertens, 1939
        • Species: "Bufo" arabicus (Heyden, 1827)
          • Synonym: Bufo viridis arabicus — Mertens, 1967
      • Family: Conrauidae
        • Genus: Conraua
          • Species: Conraua beccarii (Boulenger, 1911)
            • Synonym: Conraua beccarii — Mertens, 1963
      • Family: Dicroglossidae
        • Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
          • Genus: Fejervarya
            • Species: Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
              • Synonym: Rana limnocharis limnocharis — Mertens, 1930
            • Species: Fejervarya verruculosa (Roux, 1911)
              • Synonym: Rana cancrivora verruculosa — Mertens, 1930
              • Synonym: Rana verruculosa — Mertens, 1928
          • Genus: Hoplobatrachus
            • Species: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1802)
              • Synonym: Rana tigerina tigerina — Mertens, 1969
          • Genus: Limnonectes
            • Species: Limnonectes dammermani (Mertens, 1929)
              • Synonym: Rana microdisca dammermani Mertens, 1929
            • Species: Limnonectes leytensis (Boettger, 1893)
              • Synonym: Rana microdisca leytensis — Mertens, 1967
        • Subfamily: Occidozyginae
          • Genus: Occidozyga
            • Species: Occidozyga floresiana Mertens, 1927
              • Synonym: Oxydozyga floresiana Mertens, 1927
            • Species: Occidozyga laevis (Günther, 1858)
              • Synonym: Oxydozyga laevis laevis — Mertens, 1930
              • Synonym: Oxydozyga laevis — Mertens, 1927
              • Synonym: Phrynoglossus laevis laevis — Mertens, 1934
      • Family: Hemiphractidae
        • Genus: Gastrotheca
          • Species: Gastrotheca argenteovirens (Boettger, 1892)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca marsupiata argenteovirens — Mertens, 1933
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Aparasphenodon
            • Species: Aparasphenodon brunoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
              • Synonym: Corythomantis brunoi — Mertens, 1926
            • Species: Aparasphenodon venezolanus (Mertens, 1950)
              • Synonym: Corythomantis venezolana Mertens, 1950
          • Genus: Aplastodiscus
            • Species: Aplastodiscus cochranae (Mertens, 1952)
              • Synonym: Hyla cochranae Mertens, 1952
          • Genus: Argenteohyla
            • Species: Argenteohyla siemersi (Mertens, 1937)
              • Synonym: Hyla siemersi Mertens, 1937
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus giesleri (Mertens, 1950)
              • Synonym: Hyla giesleri Mertens, 1950
            • Species: Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872)
              • Synonym: Hyla emrichi Mertens, 1927
          • Genus: Osteopilus
            • Species: Osteopilus dominicensis (Tschudi, 1838)
              • Synonym: Hyla dominicensis dominicensis — Mertens, 1938
            • Species: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hyla dominicensis septentrionalis — Mertens, 1938
          • Genus: Ptychohyla
            • Species: Ptychohyla salvadorensis (Mertens, 1952)
              • Synonym: Hyla salvadorensis Mertens, 1952
          • Genus: Trachycephalus
            • Species: Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Hyla modesta — Mertens, 1952
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Phyllomedusa
            • Species: Phyllomedusa azurea Cope, 1862
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis azurea — Mertens, 1926
            • Species: Phyllomedusa rohdei Mertens, 1926
            • Species: Phyllomedusa trinitatis Mertens, 1926
      • Family: Hylodidae
        • Genus: Hylodes
          • Species: Hylodes meridionalis (Mertens, 1927)
            • Synonym: Elosia meridionalis — Mertens, 1967
            • Synonym: Elosia nasus meridionalis Mertens, 1927
          • Species: Hylodes nasus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
            • Synonym: Elosia nasus nasus — Mertens, 1927
      • Family: Hyperoliidae
        • Genus: Afrixalus
          • Species: Afrixalus weidholzi (Mertens, 1938)
            • Synonym: Megalixalus weidholzi Mertens, 1938
        • Genus: Arlequinus
          • Species: Arlequinus krebsi (Mertens, 1938)
            • Synonym: Hyperolius krebsi Mertens, 1938
        • Genus: Hyperolius
          • Species: Hyperolius bolifambae Mertens, 1938
          • Species: Hyperolius koehleri (Mertens, 1940)
            • Synonym: Hyperolius köhleri Mertens, 1940
          • Species: Hyperolius kuligae Mertens, 1940
            • Synonym: Hyperolius platyceps kuligae — Mertens, 1967
          • Species: Hyperolius nitidulus Peters, 1875
            • Synonym: Hyperolius pallidus Mertens, 1940
        • Genus: Kassina
          • Species: Kassina senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Kassina senegalensis deserticola — Mertens, 1971
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Asterophryinae
          • Genus: Callulops
            • Species: Callulops fuscus (Peters, 1867)
              • Synonym: Hylophorbus amboinensis Mertens, 1930
            • Species: Callulops kopsteini (Mertens, 1930)
              • Synonym: Hylophorbus kopsteini Mertens, 1930
          • Genus: Oreophryne
            • Species: Oreophryne jeffersoniana Dunn, 1928
              • Synonym: Oreophryne darewskyi Mertens, 1965
            • Species: Oreophryne rookmaakeri Mertens, 1927
        • Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
          • Genus: Elachistocleis
            • Species: Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Elachistocleis ovale — Mertens, 1930
      • Family: Pelobatidae
        • Genus: Pelobates
          • Species: Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
            • Synonym: Pelobates fuscus fuscus — Mertens, 1923
            • Synonym: Pelobates fuscus insubricus — Mertens, 1923
          • Species: Pelobates syriacus Boettger, 1889
            • Synonym: Pelobates syriacus boettgeri Mertens, 1923
            • Synonym: Pelobates syriacus syriacus — Mertens, 1923
      • Family: Pyxicephalidae
        • Subfamily: Cacosterninae
          • Genus: Tomopterna
            • Species: Tomopterna cryptotis (Boulenger, 1907)
              • Synonym: Rana (Pyxicephalus) delalandii cryptotis — Mertens, 1971
        • Subfamily: Pyxicephalinae
          • Genus: Pyxicephalus
            • Species: Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838
              • Synonym: Rana (Pyxicephalus) adspersa — Mertens, 1971
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Hylarana
          • Species: Hylarana albolabris (Hallowell, 1856)
            • Synonym: Rana albolabris albolabris — Mertens, 1938
          • Species: Hylarana florensis (Boulenger, 1897)
            • Synonym: Rana papua florensis — Mertens, 1927
          • Species: Hylarana moluccana (Boettger, 1895)
            • Synonym: Rana papua moluccana — Mertens, 1967
          • Species: Hylarana nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
            • Synonym: Rana nicobariensis javanica — Mertens, 1927
          • Species: Hylarana parkeriana (Mertens, 1938)
            • Synonym: Rana albolabris parkeriana Mertens, 1938
        • Genus: Pelophylax
          • Species: Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)
            • Synonym: Rana ridibunda perezi — Mertens, 1925
          • Species: Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771)
            • Synonym: Rana ridibunda ridibunda — Mertens, 1925
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758
            • Synonym: Rana muta muta — Mertens, 1925
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Cynops
            • Species: Cynops pyrrhogaster (Boie, 1826)
              • Synonym: Triturus pyrrhogaster sasayamae Mertens, 1969
          • Genus: Ichthyosaura
            • Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Triturus alpestris alpestris — Mertens, 1923
          • Genus: Lissotriton
            • Species: Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789)
              • Synonym: Triturus palmatus sequeirai — Mertens, 1925
          • Genus: Triturus
            • Species: Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Triturus cristatus cristatus — Mertens, 1923
            • Species: Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)
              • Synonym: Triturus cristatus danubialis — Mertens, 1923
        • Subfamily: Salamandrinae
          • Genus: Salamandra
            • Species: Salamandra infraimmaculata (Martens, 1885)
              • Synonym: Salamandra salamandra infraimmaculata — Mertens, 1948
            • Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Salamandra salamandra taeniata — Mertens, 1925
    • Order: Gymnophiona
      • Family: Dermophiidae
        • Genus: Dermophis
          • Species: Dermophis oaxacae (Mertens, 1930)
            • Synonym: Gymnopis multiplicata oaxacae Mertens, 1930
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