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Jerdon's Bullfrog

True Frogs & Fanged Frogs

Photo: (c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Hoplobatrachus crassus

Basic stats

Habitat

Seasonally flooded dry grassland, open plains and cultivated ground; adults often in burrows

Range

Plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Size

Females 8–10cm or more; males 5–8cm

Jerdon's bullfrog, also called the South Indian bullfrog, is widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It has a shovel-shaped tubercle on the foot and longer hind legs than the similar Indian bullfrog. Females are slightly larger, at about 8 to 10cm or more, and males about 5 to 8cm. The back is olive green to yellow with brown or black spots, and some have a yellow stripe down the spine (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a terrestrial frog of seasonally flooded dry grassland, open plains and cultivated ground near people, and adults are often found in burrows and may aestivate in dry periods. It breeds in water with the onset of the rains, and the male's call sounds like a bleating goat. It tolerates some salinity, up to about a quarter-strength seawater.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Jerdon's Bullfrog live in?
Seasonally flooded dry grassland, open plains and cultivated ground; adults often in burrows
Where is the Jerdon's Bullfrog found?
Plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
How big is the Jerdon's Bullfrog?
Females 8–10cm or more; males 5–8cm
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