Terrestrial Wildlife of Seychelles
Terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians of the Seychelles Islands. Marine reptiles and birds are included.
Seychelles Tree Frog
The Seychelle Islands Tree Frog or Seychelles Treefrog (Tachycnemis seychellensis) is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ...more ↓
Mascarene ridged frog
The Mascarene Grass Frog or Mascarene Ridged Frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis) is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family.
Grandisonia alternans
Grandisonia alternans is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, Frégate, and La Digue.
Grandisonia brevis
Hypogeophis brevis is a species of caecilian formerly included in the genus Grandisonia and found on the islands of Mahé and Silhouette in the Seychelles. It is known only from two specimens collected on Mahé in 1910 and more collected recently from Silhouette.
Grandisonia larvata
Grandisonia larvata is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, and Silhouette.
Grandisonia sechellensis
Grandisonia sechellensis is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette.
Frigate Island Caecilian
The Frigate Island caecilian, Hypogeophis rostratus, is a species of amphibians in the Indotyphlidae family, endemic to Seychelles, where it is the most widespread caecilian species. It is found on all the islands with amphibians, namely Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, Ste. Anne, Curieuse, La Digue, Cerf, and Frégate.
Praslinia cooperi
Praslin's caecilian, Praslinia cooperi, is a species of caecilian in the family Indotyphlidae. It is monotypic in the genus Praslinia. It is found on Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles. An old reported sighting on its namesake Praslin is not known to be correct.
