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Amphibians of Somalia: all 46 species on record

GBIF holds records of 46 amphibian species from Somalia, all of them frogs and toads. The IUCN Red List places 44 in Least Concern; none is listed as threatened.

Last checked 2026-11-13 49 sources Reading time: 5 min

In short

On 12 November 2026 the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the international open database of species records, held records of 46 amphibian species with Somalia as the country, in 12 families (GBIF occurrence search, Somalia).

The largest families by number of species on record are (GBIF Backbone Taxonomy):

  • Hyperoliidae: 11
  • Bufonidae: 9
  • Ptychadenidae: 8
  • Pyxicephalidae: 6
  • Phrynobatrachidae: 3
  • Rhacophoridae: 3
  • Arthroleptidae: 1
  • Dendrobatidae: 1
  • Hemisotidae: 1
  • Hylidae: 1

Most often recorded

The species with the most GBIF records from Somalia are Subdesert Toad (170), Benguella Grassland Frog (162), Sudan Grassland Frog (157), Sclerophrys dodsoni (66), Somali Running Frog (66), Steindachner's Toad (47) (GBIF occurrence search, Somalia).

6 of the 46 species have a single record from Somalia (same source).

Named after Somali places

2 species on this list carry Somalia or a Somali place in their scientific name, for example Kassina somalica, Phrynomantis somalicus (GBIF Backbone Taxonomy).

How to read this list

A species is on this list when GBIF holds at least one record of it from Somalia. A record can be a museum specimen more than a century old, a sighting shared by an observer, or a specimen cited in a scientific paper. Some records are old and a few may be misidentified, so this is a list of records, not of what lives in Somalia today. Names follow the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, which can lag behind the newest research.

Red List summary

  • Critically Endangered (CR): 0
  • Endangered (EN): 0
  • Vulnerable (VU): 0
  • Near Threatened (NT): 0
  • Least Concern (LC): 44
  • Data Deficient (DD): 0
  • Not Evaluated (NE): 2

Categories are from the IUCN Red List as published through GBIF (GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category).

Largest families

  • Hyperoliidae: 11 species
  • Bufonidae: 9 species
  • Ptychadenidae: 8 species
  • Pyxicephalidae: 6 species
  • Phrynobatrachidae: 3 species
  • Rhacophoridae: 3 species
  • Arthroleptidae: 1 species
  • Dendrobatidae: 1 species
  • Hemisotidae: 1 species
  • Hylidae: 1 species

Full list (46 species)

Each name links to its Calankii page where one exists, otherwise to its GBIF species page. "Records in Somalia" is the number of GBIF occurrence records with Somalia as the country, counted on 12 November 2026 (GBIF occurrence search, Somalia). The same rows, with Wikidata ids and more columns, are in the open data file species-recorded-in-somalia.csv.

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Witu Forest Treefrog Leptopelis concolor Arthroleptidae LC 2
Bufo spec Bufo spec Bufonidae NE 1
Lugh Toad Poyntonophrynus lughensis Bufonidae LC 18
Asmara Toad Sclerophrys asmarae Bufonidae LC 4
Blanford's Toad Sclerophrys blanfordii Bufonidae LC 27
Sclerophrys dodsoni Sclerophrys dodsoni Bufonidae LC 66
Eastern Olive Toad Sclerophrys garmani Bufonidae LC 22
African Common Toad Sclerophrys regularis Bufonidae LC 11
Steindachner's Toad Sclerophrys steindachneri Bufonidae LC 47
Subdesert Toad Sclerophrys xeros Bufonidae LC 170
Emerald Poison Frog Ameerega petersi Dendrobatidae LC 1
Shovel-nosed Burrowing Frog Hemisus marmoratus Hemisotidae LC 6
ornate chorus frog Pseudacris ornata Hylidae LC 2
Golden Leaf-folding Frog Afrixalus brachycnemis Hyperoliidae LC 2
Delicate Leaf-folding Frog Afrixalus delicatus Hyperoliidae LC 45
Golden Spotted Reed Frog Hyperolius argus Hyperoliidae LC 12
Maria's Reed Frog Hyperolius mariae Hyperoliidae LC 14
Sharp-and-blunt-snouted Sedge Frog Hyperolius nasutus Hyperoliidae LC 1
Dwarf Reed Frog Hyperolius pusillus Hyperoliidae LC 43
Smith's Reed Frog Hyperolius tuberilinguis Hyperoliidae LC 11
Plain Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus Hyperoliidae LC 1
Senegal Land Frog Kassina senegalensis Hyperoliidae LC 7
Somali Running Frog Kassina somalica Hyperoliidae LC 66
Ethiopia Striped Frog Paracassina obscura Hyperoliidae LC 2
Somali Snake-necked Frog Phrynomantis somalicus Microhylidae LC 3
Cope's Toad-frog Phrynobatrachus acridoides Phrynobatrachidae LC 38
Mababi Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus mababiensis Phrynobatrachidae LC 2
Natal Frog Phrynobatrachus natalensis Phrynobatrachidae LC 2
Lanza's Frog Lanzarana largeni Ptychadenidae LC 6
Benguella Grassland Frog Ptychadena anchietae Ptychadenidae LC 162
Grassland Frog Ptychadena gansi Ptychadenidae LC 9
Broad-banded Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis Ptychadenidae LC 5
Mozambique Ridged Frog Ptychadena mossambica Ptychadenidae LC 1
Neumann's Grassland Frog Ptychadena neumanni Ptychadenidae LC 2
Sharp-nosed Ridged Frog Ptychadena oxyrhynchus Ptychadenidae LC 8
Sudan Grassland Frog Ptychadena schillukorum Ptychadenidae LC 157
Common River Frog Amietia delalandii Pyxicephalidae LC 27
Peter's Bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis Pyxicephalidae LC 3
Tremolo Sand Frog Tomopterna cryptotis Pyxicephalidae LC 43
Delalande's Burrowing Bullfrog Tomopterna delalandii Pyxicephalidae LC 2
Elegant Sand Frog Tomopterna elegans Pyxicephalidae LC 7
Kachowski's Sand Frog Tomopterna kachowskii Pyxicephalidae LC 17
Amnirana galamensis Amnirana galamensis Ranidae LC 24
Keller's Foam-nest Frog Chiromantis kelleri Rhacophoridae NE 29
Chiromantis kelleri Chiromantis kelleri Rhacophoridae LC 1
Central Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis petersii Rhacophoridae LC 35

Sources

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search, Somalia · gbif.org
  2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · doi.org
  3. GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category · techdocs.gbif.org
  4. Witu Forest Treefrog · gbif.org
  5. Lugh Toad · gbif.org
  6. Asmara Toad · gbif.org
  7. Blanford's Toad · gbif.org
  8. Sclerophrys dodsoni · gbif.org
  9. Eastern Olive Toad · gbif.org
  10. African Common Toad · gbif.org
  11. Steindachner's Toad · gbif.org
  12. Subdesert Toad · gbif.org
  13. Emerald Poison Frog · gbif.org
  14. Shovel-nosed Burrowing Frog · gbif.org
  15. ornate chorus frog · gbif.org
  16. Golden Leaf-folding Frog · gbif.org
  17. Delicate Leaf-folding Frog · gbif.org
  18. Golden Spotted Reed Frog · gbif.org
  19. Maria's Reed Frog · gbif.org
  20. Sharp-and-blunt-snouted Sedge Frog · gbif.org
  21. Dwarf Reed Frog · gbif.org
  22. Smith's Reed Frog · gbif.org
  23. Plain Reed Frog · gbif.org
  24. Senegal Land Frog · gbif.org
  25. Somali Running Frog · gbif.org
  26. Ethiopia Striped Frog · gbif.org
  27. Somali Snake-necked Frog · gbif.org
  28. Cope's Toad-frog · gbif.org
  29. Mababi Puddle Frog · gbif.org
  30. Natal Frog · gbif.org
  31. Lanza's Frog · gbif.org
  32. Benguella Grassland Frog · gbif.org
  33. Grassland Frog · gbif.org
  34. Broad-banded Ridged Frog · gbif.org
  35. Mozambique Ridged Frog · gbif.org
  36. Neumann's Grassland Frog · gbif.org
  37. Sharp-nosed Ridged Frog · gbif.org
  38. Sudan Grassland Frog · gbif.org
  39. Common River Frog · gbif.org
  40. Peter's Bullfrog · gbif.org
  41. Tremolo Sand Frog · gbif.org
  42. Delalande's Burrowing Bullfrog · gbif.org
  43. Elegant Sand Frog · gbif.org
  44. Kachowski's Sand Frog · gbif.org
  45. Amnirana galamensis · gbif.org
  46. Keller's Foam-nest Frog · gbif.org
  47. Chiromantis kelleri · gbif.org
  48. Central Foam-nest Tree Frog · gbif.org
  49. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species · iucnredlist.org

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