AnimalsThe Indian bullfrog is the large frog of the monsoon. In the breeding season males turn bright yellow with blue vocal sacs and call loudly from flooded fields. It eats insects, worms and even small mice and snakes.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
- Group
- Amphibians
- Diet
- Carnivore (eats other animals)
- Lives in
- South Asia
- Habitat
- Ponds, paddy fields and wetlands
- A young one is called
- tadpole
- A group is called
- army
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
How it is classified
Scientists sort living things into groups within groups. Reading down, each step is a smaller group, ending with the species itself.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Amphibia
- Order Anura
- Family Dicroglossidae
- Genus Hoplobatrachus
- Species Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
More distant relatives in the order Anura: common toad.
Classification follows the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Other reference works arrange some groups differently. How classification works.
Is it in danger?
The Indian bullfrog is listed as Least Concern. The species is widespread or numerous enough that it is not considered at risk of extinction at present.
This is the IUCN Red List category as recorded in Wikidata on 11 November 2026. The IUCN Red List itself is the authority and may carry a newer assessment. What the categories mean.