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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Aromobatidae
        • Subfamily: Anomaloglossinae
          • Genus: Rheobates
            • Species: Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)
              • Synonym: Prostherapis palmatus — Dunn, 1957
      • Family: Arthroleptidae
        • Subfamily: Arthroleptinae
          • Genus: Arthroleptis
            • Species: Arthroleptis adolfifriederici Nieden, 1911
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus adolfi-friederici — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis affinis Ahl, 1939
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus affinis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis bivittatus Müller, 1885
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis bivittatus — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis brevipes Ahl, 1924
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus brevipes — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis carquejai Ferreira, 1906
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus carquejai — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis crusculum Angel, 1950
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis crusculum — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis francei Loveridge, 1953
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus adolfifriderici francei — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis hematogaster (Laurent, 1954)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis hematogaster — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis lameerei De Witte, 1921
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis lameeri lameerei — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis lameeri muta — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis loveridgei De Witte, 1933
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis loveridgei — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis mossoensis (Laurent, 1954)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis mossoensis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis nimbaensis Angel, 1950
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis nimbaensis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis poecilonotus Peters, 1863
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus peocilonotus — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis Laurent, 1952
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis pyrrhoscelis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis reichei Nieden, 1911
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus reichei — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis schubotzi Nieden, 1911
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis discodactyla — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis schubotzi kivuensis — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis schubotzi schubotzi — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis spinalis Boulenger, 1919
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis spinalis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis stenodactylus Pfeffer, 1893
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus stenodactylus stenodactylus — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus stenodactylus whytii — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis sylvaticus (Laurent, 1954)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis sylvatica — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis tuberosus Andersson, 1905
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus procterae — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus tuberosus — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis variabilis Matschie, 1893
              • Synonym: Abroscaphus variabilis — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis vercammeni (Laurent, 1954)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis vercammeni — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis xenochirus Boulenger, 1905
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis globosa globosa — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis globosa pasteelsi — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis xenochirus — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis xenodactyloides Hewitt, 1933
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis xenodactyloides nyikae — Laurent, 1957
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis xenodactyloides xenodactyloides — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis xenodactylus Boulenger, 1909
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis xenodactylus — Laurent, 1957
            • Species: Arthroleptis zimmeri (Ahl, 1925)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis zimmeri — Laurent, 1957
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Amietophrynus
          • Species: Amietophrynus gracilipes (Boulenger, 1899)
            • Synonym: Bufo funereus gracilipes — Perret and Mertens, 1957
        • Genus: Anaxyrus
          • Species: Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
            • Synonym: Bufo americanus — Blair, 1957
          • Species: Anaxyrus hemiophrys (Cope, 1886)
            • Synonym: Bufo hemiophrys — Blair, 1957
          • Species: Anaxyrus houstonensis (Sanders, 1953)
            • Synonym: Bufo americanus houstonensis — Blair, 1957
        • Genus: Incilius
          • Species: Incilius macrocristatus (Firschein and Smith, 1957)
            • Synonym: Bufo valliceps macrocristatus Firschein and Smith, 1957
        • Genus: Melanophryniscus
          • Species: Melanophryniscus moreirae (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
            • Synonym: Phryniscus stelzneri moreirae — Barth, 1957
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella fernandezae (Gallardo, 1957)
            • Synonym: Bufo granulosus fernandezae Gallardo, 1957
      • Family: Craugastoridae
        • Subfamily: Craugastorinae
          • Genus: Craugastor
            • Species: Craugastor alfredi (Boulenger, 1898)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus alfredi conspicuus — Shreve, 1957
            • Species: Craugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
              • Synonym: Microbatrachylus fuscatus Davis and Dixon, 1957
      • Family: Cycloramphidae
        • Genus: Cycloramphus
          • Species: Cycloramphus diringshofeni Bokermann, 1957
      • Family: Dendrobatidae
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Phyllobates
            • Species: Phyllobates aurotaenia (Boulenger, 1913)
              • Synonym: Phyllobates aurotaenia — Dunn, 1957
      • Family: Dicroglossidae
        • Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
          • Genus: Nannophrys
            • Species: Nannophrys marmorata Kirtisinghe, 1946
              • Synonym: Nannophrys ceylonensis marmorata — Kirtisinghe, 1957
          • Genus: Zakerana
            • Species: Zakerana greenii (Boulenger, 1905)
              • Synonym: Rana limnocharis greenii — Kirtisinghe, 1957
      • Family: Eleutherodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
          • Genus: Eleutherodactylus
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus grandis (Dixon, 1957)
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus grandis Dixon, 1957
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus nitidus (Peters, 1870)
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus nitidus nitidus — Dixon, 1957
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus nitidus orarius Dixon, 1957
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus nitidus petersi — Dixon, 1957
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus symingtoni Schwartz, 1957
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus verrucipes (Cope, 1885)
              • Synonym: Syrrhophus macrotympanum — Dixon, 1957
      • Family: Hemiphractidae
        • Genus: Gastrotheca
          • Species: Gastrotheca griswoldi Shreve, 1941
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca marsupiata bifasciata Vellard, 1957
          • Species: Gastrotheca peruana (Boulenger, 1900)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca peruana dissimilis Vellard, 1957
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca peruana junensis Vellard, 1957
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca peruana peruana — Vellard, 1957
          • Species: Gastrotheca riobambae (Fowler, 1913)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca marsupiata ecuatoriensis Vellard, 1957
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Argenteohyla
            • Species: Argenteohyla siemersi (Mertens, 1937)
              • Synonym: Hyla (Trachycephalus) siemersi — Cei and Pierotti, 1957
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla nana — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Dendropsophus rossalleni (Goin, 1959)
              • Synonym: Hyla alleni Goin, 1957
            • Species: Dendropsophus sarayacuensis (Shreve, 1935)
              • Synonym: Hyla sarayacuensis — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Dendropsophus triangulum (Günther, 1869)
              • Synonym: Hyla laynei Goin, 1957
          • Genus: Hyla
            • Species: Hyla eximia Baird, 1854
              • Synonym: Hyla microeximia Maslin, 1957
          • Genus: Pseudacris
            • Species: Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854)
              • Synonym: Pseudacris triseriata feriarum — Schwartz, 1957
            • Species: Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955
              • Synonym: Pseudacris triseriata kalmi — Schwartz, 1957
            • Species: Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
              • Synonym: Pseudacris triseriata maculata — Schwartz, 1957
            • Species: Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
              • Synonym: Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa — Schwartz, 1957
            • Species: Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
              • Synonym: Pseudacris triseriata triseriata — Schwartz, 1957
          • Genus: Ptychohyla
            • Species: Ptychohyla macrotympanum (Tanner, 1957)
              • Synonym: Hyla macrotympanum Tanner, 1957
          • Genus: Scinax
            • Species: Scinax squalirostris (Lutz, 1925)
              • Synonym: Hyla evelinae — Cei and Pierotti, 1957
          • Genus: Smilisca
            • Species: Smilisca dentata (Smith, 1957)
              • Synonym: Pternohyla dentata Smith, 1957
          • Genus: Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Sphaenorhynchus — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus carneus (Cope, 1868)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla habra Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus dorisae (Goin, 1957)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla dorisae Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla aurantiaca — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus orophilus (Lutz and Lutz, 1938)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla orophila — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus planicola (Lutz and Lutz, 1938)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla planicola — Goin, 1957
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus surdus (Cochran, 1953)
              • Synonym: Sphoenohyla surda — Goin, 1957
          • Genus: Trachycephalus
            • Species: Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)
              • Synonym: Phrynohyas corasterias Shannon and Humphrey, 1957
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria
            • Species: Litoria barringtonensis (Copland, 1957)
              • Synonym: Hyla phyllochroa barringtonensis Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Hyla bicolor bicolor — Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria caerulea (White, 1790)
              • Synonym: Hyla caerulea caerulea — Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria citropa (Péron, 1807)
              • Synonym: Hyla jenolanensis Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria ewingii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hyla ewingii calliscelis — Copland, 1957
              • Synonym: Hyla ewingii iuxtaewingii Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria fallax (Peters, 1880)
              • Synonym: Hyla bicolor glauerti Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria gilleni (Spencer, 1896)
              • Synonym: Hyla caerulea gilleni — Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria moorei (Copland, 1957)
              • Synonym: Hyla moorei Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria nannotis (Andersson, 1916)
              • Synonym: Hyla obsoleta nannotis — Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria raniformis (Keferstein, 1867)
              • Synonym: Hyla aurea major Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria verreauxii (Duméril, 1853)
              • Synonym: Hyla ewingi loveridgei Copland, 1957
            • Species: Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957)
              • Synonym: Hyla latopalmata watjulumensis Copland, 1957
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Agalychnis
            • Species: Agalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862)
              • Synonym: Agalychnis callidryas callidryas — Funkhouser, 1957
              • Synonym: Agalychnis callidryas taylori Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa alcorni — Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Agalychnis saltator Taylor, 1955
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa saltator — Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Agalychnis spurrelli Boulenger, 1913
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa spurrelli — Funkhouser, 1957
          • Genus: Cruziohyla
            • Species: Cruziohyla calcarifer (Boulenger, 1902)
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa calcarifer — Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Cruziohyla craspedopus (Funkhouser, 1957)
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa craspedopus Funkhouser, 1957
          • Genus: Phrynomedusa
            • Species: Phrynomedusa fimbriata Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa fimbriata — Funkhouser, 1957
          • Genus: Phyllomedusa
            • Species: Phyllomedusa iheringii Boulenger, 1885
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa iheringii — Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Phyllomedusa sauvagii Boulenger, 1882
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa sauvagei — Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Phyllomedusa tarsius (Cope, 1868)
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa niceforoi — Funkhouser, 1957
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa orcesi Funkhouser, 1957
            • Species: Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882
              • Synonym: Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957
      • Family: Hyperoliidae
        • Genus: Afrixalus
          • Species: Afrixalus upembae (Laurent, 1941)
            • Synonym: Hyperolius fulvovittatus upembae — Laurent, 1957
        • Genus: Hyperolius
          • Species: Hyperolius adspersus Peters, 1877
            • Synonym: Hyperolius nasutus adspersus — Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854
            • Synonym: Hyperolius argus ahli — Loveridge, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris Bocage, 1866
            • Synonym: Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris wittei — Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878
            • Synonym: Hyperolius pantherinus — Loveridge, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius kibarae Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius kivuensis Ahl, 1931
            • Synonym: Hyperolius sansibaricus kivuensis — Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius kuligae Mertens, 1940
            • Synonym: Hyperolius langi kuligae — Perret and Mertens, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius langi Noble, 1924
            • Synonym: Hyperolius platyceps langi — Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius major Laurent, 1957
            • Synonym: Hyperolius platyceps major Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842
            • Synonym: Hyperolius marmoratus epheboides Laurent, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931
            • Synonym: Hyperolius puncticulatus substriatus — Loveridge, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius tuberilinguis Smith, 1849
            • Synonym: Hyperolius concolor sansibaricus — Loveridge, 1957
          • Species: Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Hyperolius bayoni — Loveridge, 1957
      • Family: Leptodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
          • Genus: Leptodactylus
            • Species: Leptodactylus mystacinus (Burmeister, 1861)
              • Synonym: Leptodactylus mystaceus labialis — Shreve, 1957
      • Family: Limnodynastidae
        • Genus: Neobatrachus
          • Species: Neobatrachus sutor Main, 1957
      • Family: Myobatrachidae
        • Genus: Crinia
          • Species: Crinia parinsignifera Main, 1957
          • Species: Crinia pseudinsignifera Main, 1957
          • Species: Crinia subinsignifera Littlejohn, 1957
      • Family: Phrynobatrachidae
        • Genus: Phrynobatrachus
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus cricogaster Perret, 1957
      • Family: Pipidae
        • Genus: Hymenochirus
          • Species: Hymenochirus boettgeri (Tornier, 1896)
            • Synonym: Hymenochirus boettgeri boettgeri — Perret and Mertens, 1957
            • Synonym: Hymenochirus boettgeri camerunensis Perret and Mertens, 1957
          • Species: Hymenochirus feae Boulenger, 1906
            • Synonym: Hymenochirus boettgeri feae — Perret and Mertens, 1957
      • Family: Ptychadenidae
        • Genus: Ptychadena
          • Species: Ptychadena bibroni (Hallowell, 1845)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena bibroni — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) maccarthyensis — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena bunoderma (Boulenger, 1907)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena bunoderma — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena christyi (Boulenger, 1919)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena christyi — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena grandisonae Laurent, 1954
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) grandisonae — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) mascareniensis venusta — Perret and Mertens, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena porosissima (Steindachner, 1867)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) loveridgei — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena retropunctata (Angel, 1949)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena retropunctata — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) retropunctata — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena stenocephala (Boulenger, 1901)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena stenocephala — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena subpunctata (Bocage, 1866)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena supunctata — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena superciliaris (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena superciliaris — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena trinodis (Boettger, 1881)
            • Synonym: Ptychadena trinodis — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
          • Species: Ptychadena uzungwensis (Loveridge, 1932)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) uzungwensis — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957
      • Family: Pyxicephalidae
        • Subfamily: Cacosterninae
          • Genus: Anhydrophryne
            • Species: Anhydrophryne hewitti (FitzSimons, 1947)
              • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus lawrencei — Laurent, 1957
          • Genus: Tomopterna
            • Species: Tomopterna milletihorsini (Angel, 1922)
              • Synonym: Arthroleptis milletihorsini — Laurent, 1957
        • Subfamily: Pyxicephalinae
          • Genus: Pyxicephalus
            • Species: Pyxicephalus edulis Peters, 1854
              • Synonym: Rana (Pyxicephalus) adspersa reiensis — Perret and Mertens, 1957
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Hylarana
          • Species: Hylarana lepus (Andersson, 1903)
            • Synonym: Rana (Hylarana) zenkeri — Perret and Mertens, 1957
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
            • Synonym: Rana areolata areolata — Neill, 1957
            • Synonym: Rana areolata circulosa — Neill, 1957
          • Species: Lithobates capito (LeConte, 1855)
            • Synonym: Rana areolata aesopus — Neill, 1957
            • Synonym: Rana areolata capito — Neill, 1957
          • Species: Lithobates dunni (Zweifel, 1957)
            • Synonym: Rana dunni Zweifel, 1957
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758
            • Synonym: Alytes grandis Brunner, 1957
      • Family: Rhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
        • Synonym: Racophoridae — Hellmich, 1957
        • Subfamily: Rhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
          • Synonym: Racophoridae — Hellmich, 1957
          • Genus: Pseudophilautus
            • Species: Pseudophilautus nasutus (Günther, 1869)
              • Synonym: Philautus nasutus — Kirtisinghe, 1957
          • Genus: Taruga
            • Species: Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)
              • Synonym: Rhacophorus cruciger eques — Kirtisinghe, 1957
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Eurycea
            • Species: Eurycea latitans Smith and Potter, 1946
              • Synonym: Eurycea latitans — Blair, 1957
            • Species: Eurycea troglodytes Baker, 1957
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae
          • Genus: Plethodon
            • Species: Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957
      • Family: Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
        • Synonym: Triturinae Brame, 1957
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae Tschudi, 1838
          • Synonym: Triturinae Brame, 1957
      • Family: Sirenidae
        • Genus: Siren
          • Species: Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826
            • Synonym: Siren intermedia texana Goin, 1957
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