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Hoplobatrachus crassus
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.