Bullfrog

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Bullfrog is a common English language term to refer to large, aggressive frogs, regardless of species.

Examples of bullfrogs include:

Frog species

America

  • Helmeted water toad (Calyptocephalella gayi), endemic to Chile
  • American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), indigenous to North America
  • Cane toad (Rhinella marina), a toad indigenous to Central and South America, called 'bullfrog' in the Philippines

Australia

  • Limnodynastes dorsalis, found in Southwest Australia
  • Limnodynastes dumerilii, found in Eastern Australia
  • Giant banjo frog (Limnodynastes interioris), found in Eastern Australia

Africa

  • African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), found in central and southern Africa
  • Calabresi's bullfrog (Pyxicephalus obbianus), found in Somalia
  • Crowned bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis), found in much of Africa
  • Edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), found in much of Africa

Asia

  • Banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra), found in Southeast Asia
  • Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) or East Asian Bullfrog, found in China and Southeast Asia
  • Hoplobatrachus crassus or Jerdon's bullfrog, found in India
  • Hoplobatrachus tigerinus or Indus Valley bullfrog, found in Pakistan and North India

See also

  • Bullfrog (disambiguation)
  • Frog (disambiguation)
  • Cane toads (disambiguation)
  • Toad (disambiguation)
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