Bullfrog Explained

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)