Hoplobatrachus rugulosus

(Wiegmann, 1834)

Vernacular names

English : Chinese edible frog
French : Grenouille taureau de Chine

Classification

Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Dicroglossidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification

This species is very large, reaching up to 12 cm in length. Huge triangular head with wide mouth. Skin is warty and has longitudinal ridges. Coloration ranges from dark olive-green to brown with dark blotches. Clear belly.

Range and habitat

The species is found in South-east Asia, from South and south-east China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hainan to Indochina, south to southern Thailand. Lives in wet areas in pools, ponds, marshes, paddy fields, canals.

Conservation

IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species remains globally common throughout its range despite of the competition with introduced American bullfrog. Not threatened but declining because of unsustainable trapping for human consumption, pollution and other factors.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation