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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Alsodidae
        • Genus: Alsodes
          • Species: Alsodes nodosus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Paludicola maculata — Werner, 1898
            • Synonym: Paludicola muelleri Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Paludicola nodosa — Werner, 1898
        • Genus: Eupsophus
          • Species: Eupsophus roseus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes pliciferus Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Leptodactylus kreffti Werner, 1904
      • Family: Aromobatidae
        • Subfamily: Allobatinae
          • Genus: Allobates
            • Species: Allobates talamancae (Cope, 1875)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates talamancae — Werner, 1901
        • Subfamily: Anomaloglossinae
          • Genus: Rheobates
            • Species: Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)
              • Synonym: Phyllobates (Hypodictyon) palmatus Werner, 1899
      • Family: Arthroleptidae
        • Subfamily: Astylosterninae
          • Genus: Astylosternus Werner, 1898
            • Species: Astylosternus diadematus Werner, 1898
        • Subfamily: Leptopelinae
          • Genus: Leptopelis
            • Species: Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898)
              • Synonym: Hylambates rufus var. boulengeri Werner, 1898
            • Species: Leptopelis brevirostris (Werner, 1898)
              • Synonym: Hylambates brevirostris Werner, 1898
            • Species: Leptopelis modestus (Werner, 1898)
              • Synonym: Hylambates rufus var. modesta Werner, 1898
              • Synonym: Hylambates rufus var. ventrimaculata Werner, 1898
            • Species: Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875)
              • Synonym: Hylambates rufus var. notata — Werner, 1898
      • Family: Batrachylidae
        • Genus: Batrachyla
          • Species: Batrachyla taeniata (Girard, 1855)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. albovittata Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. bilineata Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. intermedia Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. modesta Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. ornata Werner, 1896
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes taeniatus var. rufodorsata Werner, 1896
      • Family: Brevicipitidae
        • Genus: Breviceps
          • Species: Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882
            • Synonym: Breviceps mossambicus var. occidentalis Werner, 1903
            • Synonym: Breviceps pentheri Werner, 1899
          • Species: Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1854
            • Synonym: Breviceps mossambicus var. mossambicus — Werner, 1903
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Amietophrynus
          • Species: Amietophrynus superciliaris (Boulenger, 1888)
            • Synonym: Bufo laevissimus Werner, 1897
            • Synonym: Bufo superciliosus — Werner, 1897
          • Species: Amietophrynus tuberosus (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Bufo polycerus Werner, 1897
        • Genus: Atelopus
          • Species: Atelopus longirostris Cope, 1868
            • Synonym: Atelopus longirostris marmorata Werner, 1901
          • Species: Atelopus subornatus Werner, 1899
            • Synonym: Atelopus flaviventris Werner, 1899
        • Genus: Duttaphrynus
          • Species: Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
            • Synonym: Bufo longecristatus Werner, 1903
        • Genus: Incilius
          • Species: Incilius coccifer (Cope, 1866)
            • Synonym: Bufo valliceps var. microtis Werner, 1896
          • Species: Incilius coniferus (Cope, 1862)
            • Synonym: Bufo ehlersi Werner, 1899
          • Species: Incilius marmoreus (Wiegmann, 1833)
            • Synonym: Bufo lateralis Werner, 1894
        • Genus: Leptophryne
          • Species: Leptophryne cruentata (Tschudi, 1838)
            • Synonym: Bufo montanus Werner, 1897
        • Genus: Pseudobufo
          • Species: Pseudobufo subasper Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Nectes sumatranus Werner, 1900
        • Genus: Rhaebo
          • Species: Rhaebo nasicus (Werner, 1903)
            • Synonym: Bufo nasicus Werner, 1903
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella limensis (Werner, 1901)
            • Synonym: Bufo limensis Werner, 1901
          • Species: Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
            • Synonym: Bufo pithecodactylus Werner, 1899
          • Species: Rhinella rubropunctata (Guichenot, 1848)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus var. surda Werner, 1898
          • Species: Rhinella schneideri (Werner, 1894)
            • Synonym: Bufo schneideri Werner, 1894
          • Species: Rhinella spinulosa (Wiegmann, 1834)
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus var. aspera Werner, 1898
            • Synonym: Bufo spinulosus var. ornata Werner, 1898
        • Genus: Werneria
          • Species: Werneria preussi (Matschie, 1893)
            • Synonym: Atelopus africanus Werner, 1898
        • Genus: Wolterstorffina
          • Species: Wolterstorffina parvipalmata (Werner, 1898)
            • Synonym: Nectophryne parvipalmata Werner, 1898
        • Species: "Bufo" arabicus (Heyden, 1827)
          • Synonym: Bufo viridis var. orientalis Werner, 1896
      • Family: Craugastoridae
        • Genus: Niceforonia
          • Species: Niceforonia columbiana (Werner, 1899)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes columbianus Werner, 1899
        • Subfamily: Craugastorinae
          • Genus: Craugastor
            • Species: Craugastor laevissimus (Werner, 1896)
              • Synonym: Hylodes laevissimus Werner, 1896
            • Species: Craugastor rostralis (Werner, 1896)
              • Synonym: Hylodes rostralis Werner, 1896
        • Subfamily: Pristimantinae
          • Genus: Pristimantis
            • Species: Pristimantis affinis (Werner, 1899)
              • Synonym: Hylodes affinis Werner, 1899
            • Species: Pristimantis appendiculatus (Werner, 1894)
              • Synonym: Hylodes appendiculatus Werner, 1894
            • Species: Pristimantis bogotensis (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Hylodes fasslianus Werner, 1916
            • Species: Pristimantis frater (Werner, 1899)
              • Synonym: Hylodes frater Werner, 1899
            • Species: Pristimantis w-nigrum (Boettger, 1892)
              • Synonym: Hylodes buergeri Werner, 1899
        • Subfamily: Strabomantinae
          • Genus: Yunganastes
            • Species: Yunganastes bisignatus (Werner, 1899)
              • Synonym: Hylodes gollmeri var. bisignata Werner, 1899
      • Family: Cycloramphidae
        • Genus: Cycloramphus
          • Species: Cycloramphus asper Werner, 1899
          • Species: Cycloramphus bolitoglossus (Werner, 1897)
            • Synonym: Borborocoetes bolitoglossus Werner, 1897
      • Family: Dendrobatidae
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Dendrobates
            • Species: Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates amoenus Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Phyllobates
            • Species: Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates lugubris — Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Ranitomeya
            • Species: Ranitomeya fantastica (Boulenger, 1884)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates phantasticus — Werner, 1901
        • Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
          • Genus: Hyloxalus
            • Species: Hyloxalus subpunctatus (Cope, 1899)
              • Synonym: Prostherapis tarsalis Werner, 1916
              • Synonym: Prostherapis variabilis Werner, 1899
      • Family: Dicroglossidae
        • Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
          • Genus: Fejervarya
            • Species: Fejervarya schlueteri (Werner, 1893)
              • Synonym: Rana schlüteri Werner, 1893
          • Genus: Nanorana Günther, 1896
            • Synonym: Nannorana — Werner, 1903
            • Species: Nanorana pleskei Günther, 1896
              • Synonym: Nannorana pleskei — Werner, 1903
      • Family: Hemiphractidae
        • Genus: Gastrotheca
          • Species: Gastrotheca marsupiata (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Hylodes coeruleomaculatus Werner, 1899
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus labialis (Peters, 1863)
              • Synonym: Hyla creolica Werner, 1899
              • Synonym: Hyla gularis Werner, 1916
              • Synonym: Hyla servalina Werner, 1899
            • Species: Dendropsophus microcephalus (Cope, 1886)
              • Synonym: Hyla misera Werner, 1903
            • Species: Dendropsophus werneri (Cochran, 1952)
              • Synonym: Hyla pygmaea Werner, 1894
          • Genus: Hypsiboas
            • Species: Hypsiboas bischoffi (Boulenger, 1887)
              • Synonym: Hyla vittigera Werner, 1894
            • Species: Hypsiboas lanciformis Cope, 1871
              • Synonym: Hyla microcentra Werner, 1921
            • Species: Hypsiboas pellucens (Werner, 1901)
              • Synonym: Hyla pellucens Werner, 1901
              • Synonym: Hyla pulicaria Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Osteocephalus
            • Species: Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)
              • Synonym: Hyla verrucigera Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Osteopilus
            • Species: Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hyla microterodisca Werner, 1921
              • Synonym: Hyla schebestana Werner, 1917
          • Genus: Scinax
            • Species: Scinax dolloi (Werner, 1903)
              • Synonym: Hyla dolloi Werner, 1903
            • Species: Scinax ruber (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Hyla lineomaculata Werner, 1899
          • Genus: Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Hylopsis Werner, 1894
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus (Werner, 1894)
              • Synonym: Hylopsis platycephalus Werner, 1894
          • Genus: Trachycephalus
            • Species: Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838
              • Synonym: Hyla (Trachycephalus) angustifrons Werner, 1893
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Fanchonia Werner, 1893
            • Species: Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)
              • Synonym: Hyla papuensis Werner, 1901
            • Species: Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1826)
              • Synonym: Fanchonia elegans Werner, 1893
              • Synonym: Hyla aurea — Werner, 1897
            • Species: Litoria infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
              • Synonym: Hyla dolichopsis var. pollicaris Werner, 1898
            • Species: Litoria jeudii (Werner, 1901)
              • Synonym: Hyla jeudii Werner, 1901
      • Family: Hyperoliidae
        • Genus: Afrixalus
          • Incertae Sedis: Megalixalus leptosomus leptosomus Werner, 1908
          • Species: Afrixalus "quadrivittatus" Pickersgill, 2007
            • Synonym: Megalixalus leptosomus leptosomus — Werner, 1908
          • Species: Afrixalus quadrivittatus (Werner, 1908)
            • Synonym: Megalixalus leptosomus leptosomus — Werner, 1908
            • Synonym: Megalixalus leptosomus quadrivittatus Werner, 1908
        • Genus: Hyperolius
          • Incertae Sedis: Hyperolius papyri Werner, 1908
          • Species: Hyperolius balfouri (Werner, 1908)
            • Synonym: Rappia balfouri Werner, 1908
          • Species: Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Rappia pachyderma Werner, 1908
        • Genus: Kassina
          • Species: Kassina senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Kassina senegalensis var. intermedia Werner, 1898
      • Family: Leptodactylidae Werner, 1896
        • Synonym: Adenomeridae Werner, 1896
        • Subfamily: Leiuperinae
          • Genus: Engystomops
            • Species: Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864)
              • Synonym: Bufo atrigularis Werner, 1899
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae Werner, 1896
          • Synonym: Leptodactylidae Werner, 1896
          • Genus: Leptodactylus
            • Species: Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799)
              • Synonym: Leptodactylus raniformis Werner, 1899
            • Species: Leptodactylus latrans (Steffen, 1815)
              • Synonym: Rana octoplicata Werner, 1893
      • Family: Limnodynastidae
        • Genus: Neobatrachus
          • Species: Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914)
            • Synonym: Heleioporus albopunctatus var. pelobatoides Werner, 1914
      • Family: Mantellidae
        • Subfamily: Mantellinae
          • Genus: Mantella
            • Species: Mantella ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)
              • Synonym: Mantella attemsi Werner, 1901
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Asterophryinae
          • Genus: Callulops
            • Species: Callulops microtis (Werner, 1901)
              • Synonym: Mantophryne microtis Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Oreophryne
            • Species: Oreophryne brachypus (Werner, 1898)
              • Synonym: Hylella brachypus Werner, 1898
            • Species: Oreophryne wolterstorffi (Werner, 1901)
              • Synonym: Hylella wolterstorffi Werner, 1901
        • Subfamily: Cophylinae
          • Genus: Plethodontohyla
            • Incertae Sedis: Plethodontohyla angulifera Werner, 1903
        • Subfamily: Phrynomerinae
          • Genus: Phrynomantis
            • Species: Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910
      • Family: Myobatrachidae
        • Genus: Geocrinia
          • Species: Geocrinia leai (Fletcher, 1898)
            • Synonym: Crinia michaelseni Werner, 1914
      • Family: Petropedetidae
        • Genus: Petropedetes
          • Species: Petropedetes johnstoni (Boulenger, 1888)
            • Synonym: Cornufer johnstoni — Werner, 1898
      • Family: Phrynobatrachidae
        • Genus: Phrynobatrachus
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus africanus (Hallowell, 1858)
            • Synonym: Arthroleptis verrucosus Werner, 1898
      • Family: Ptychadenidae
        • Genus: Ptychadena
          • Species: Ptychadena aequiplicata (Werner, 1898)
            • Synonym: Rana mascareniensis var. aequiplicata Werner, 1898
          • Species: Ptychadena anchietae (Bocage, 1868)
            • Synonym: Rana gondokorensis Werner, 1908
          • Species: Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Rana venusta Werner, 1908
          • Species: Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849)
            • Synonym: Ixalus bistrigatus Werner, 1894
          • Species: Ptychadena schillukorum (Werner, 1908)
            • Synonym: Rana schillukorum Werner, 1908
      • Family: Pyxicephalidae
        • Subfamily: Cacosterninae
          • Genus: Cacosternum
            • Species: Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910
          • Genus: Strongylopus
            • Species: Strongylopus grayii (Smith, 1849)
              • Synonym: Rana grayi var. dorsalis Werner, 1910
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Incertae Sedis: Rana temporaria var. nigromaculata Werner, 1897
        • Genus: Hylarana
          • Species: Hylarana albolabris (Hallowell, 1856)
            • Synonym: Rana albolabris — Werner, 1908
          • Species: Hylarana daemeli (Steindachner, 1868)
            • Synonym: Rana novae-britanniae Werner, 1894
          • Species: Hylarana mocquardi (Werner, 1901)
            • Synonym: Rana Mocquardii Werner, 1901
          • Species: Hylarana nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
            • Synonym: Rana erythraea var. elongata Werner, 1892
        • Genus: Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843
          • Synonym: Chilixalus Werner, 1899
          • Species: Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
            • Synonym: Rana octoplicata Werner, 1893
          • Species: Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)
            • Synonym: Chilixalus Warszewiczii — Werner, 1899
        • Genus: Odorrana
          • Species: Odorrana leporipes (Werner, 1930)
            • Synonym: Rana leporipes Werner, 1930
          • Species: Odorrana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903)
            • Synonym: Rana kosempensis Werner, 1914
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891
            • Synonym: Rana temporaria var. bosniensis Werner, 1897
          • Species: Rana macrocnemis Boulenger, 1885
            • Synonym: Rana Holtzi Werner, 1898
          • Species: Rana ornativentris Werner, 1903
            • Synonym: Rana japonica var. ornativentris Werner, 1903
          • Species: Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758
            • Synonym: Rana temporaria var. entzi Werner, 1897
            • Synonym: Rana temporaria var. marmorata Werner, 1897
            • Synonym: Rana temporaria var. nigromaculata Werner, 1897
      • Family: Rhacophoridae
        • Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
          • Genus: Kurixalus
            • Species: Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus phyllopygus Werner, 1900
            • Species: Kurixalus eiffingeri (Boettger, 1895)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus pollicaris Werner, 1914
          • Genus: Polypedates
            • Species: Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst, 1829)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus leucomystax quadrilineata — Werner, 1903
            • Species: Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus acanthostomus Werner, 1901
          • Genus: Rhacophorus
            • Species: Rhacophorus dulitensis Boulenger, 1892
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus chiropterus Werner, 1896
            • Species: Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus pulchellus Werner, 1900
            • Species: Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel, 1840)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus reinwardti var. lateralis Werner, 1900
      • Family: Rhinodermatidae
        • Genus: Rhinoderma
          • Species: Rhinoderma darwinii Duméril and Bibron, 1841
            • Synonym: Rhinoderma darwinii var. angulata Werner, 1898
            • Synonym: Rhinoderma darwinii var. lateralis Werner, 1898
            • Synonym: Rhinoderma darwinii var. picta Werner, 1898
            • Synonym: Rhinoderma darwinii var. unicolor Werner, 1898
      • Family: Telmatobiidae
        • Genus: Telmatobius
          • Species: Telmatobius macrostomus (Peters, 1873)
            • Synonym: Batrachophrynus microphthalmus Werner, 1901
          • Species: Telmatobius verrucosus Werner, 1899
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Bolitoglossa
            • Species: Bolitoglossa dofleini (Werner, 1903)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes Dofleini Werner, 1903
            • Species: Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)
              • Synonym: Spelerpes palmatus Werner, 1897
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Ichthyosaura
            • Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
              • Synonym: Molge alpestris var. reiseri Werner, 1902
    • Order: Gymnophiona
      • Family: Caeciliidae
        • Genus: Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758
          • Synonym: Amphiumophis Werner, 1901
          • Species: Caecilia tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758
            • Synonym: Amphiumophis andicola Werner, 1901
      • Family: Ichthyophiidae
        • Genus: Uraeotyphlus Peters, 1880
          • Synonym: Uraetyphlus — Werner, 1899
      • Family: Scolecomorphidae
        • Genus: Crotaphatrema
          • Species: Crotaphatrema bornmuelleri (Werner, 1899)
            • Synonym: Herpele bornmuelleri Werner, 1899
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