Asian bullfrog

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus'', the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal.
Indian Bull Frog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) Fierce competition for mate - Two Males fighting for one female Asian bullfrog,Geotagged,Hoplobatrachus tigerinus,India

Appearance

Vomerine teeth in two strong oblique series commencing from the inner anterior angle of the choanae; lower jaw with two not very prominent bony processes in front. Head moderate; Snout more or less pointed; ''canthus rostralis'' obtuse; nostril a little nearer to the end of the mouth than to the eye; interorbital space narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about two thirds the size of the eye. Fingers rather short, first extending beyond second; toes moderate, obtuse, nearly entirely webbed ; a much developed membranaceous fringe along the fifth toe; sub-articular tubercles moderate; inner metatarsal tubercle very variable, small and blunt, or nearly as long as the inner toe, strongly compressed, crescent shaped, shovel-shaped; no outer tubercle, a tarsal fold. Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the ear, the eye, or a little beyond. Skin of back with longitudinal folds; a strong fold above the tympanum. Green or olive above, with dark spots; often a light vertebral line. Male with two subgular vocal sacs, conspicuous externally by folds of the skin on the sides of the throat; these regions generally blackish.

It is essentially aquatic, and is said, to jump over the surface of the water much in the same way as on land when frightened,.

From snout to vent 6.5 inches.

This species is classified as ''Least Concern'' in the IUCN red list.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyDicroglossidae
GenusHoplobatrachus
SpeciesH. tigerinus
Photographed in
India
South Korea