THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCIENCE BULLETIN Vol. XLIII] August 20, 1962 [No. 8 The Amphibian Fauna of Thailand BY Edward H. Taylor Abstract. The Amphibian fauna of Thailand is reviewed on the basis of collections made in Thailand in 1957-1958 and in 1959-1960, chiefly by the author. The following fonns are described as new: Leptohrachium minimum, Leptohrachium hendiicksoni, Rhacophoms bisac-culus, Theloderma stellatiiin, Thehderma gordoni, and Microhtjia inornata lineata. Three generic names have been revived: Hazelia Taylor has been revived for Philautus picttis (Peters) and Hazelia spinosa Taylor. Theloderma has been revived for certain arboreal Rhacophorids formerly considered under Wiacophoriis and Philautus, species that have a very rough surface. They lay four to eight eggs (perhaps more in some cases) in trees, above cavities containing water. They may or may not have vomerine teeth. Leptohrachium is revived for certain Pelohatids sometimes considered under tlie genera Megophrys (a composite genus) and Xenophrys. The four Thai species are L. hasseltii, pelodytoides, miuimut7i, and hendricksoni. Frogs formerly regarded as belonging to Chirixalus are here treated in the genus Philautus, for the reason that the limits of the two genera are as yet not clearly drawn. The number of species and subspecies treated in the work is 100. However, two are of doubtful validity or of doubtful occurrence. Practically all forms are described, and illustrated with black and white photographs. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ORDER CAUDATA ( Salamanders) 278 Family SALAMANDRroAE 278 Genus Tylototriton Anderson 278 Tylototriton verrucosus Anderson 279 ORDER SALIENTIA (Frogs and toads) 282 Family Pelobatidae 283 Genus Megophrys Kuhl 284 Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel) 284 (265)
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