Rana tigrina-Indian Bullfrog

Rana tigrina is the old name of species Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, commonly known as the Indus Valley Bullfrog or Indian Bullfrog. It's a large species of frog in the subfamily Dicroglossinae, family Ranidae, found in South Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It's found in freshwater marshes, ditches, ponds, and shallow lakes. It's named as bullfrog because of its large size and loud call.

Indian Bullfrog-Rana tigrina

2 comments:

Kala said...

Great details - what a handsome little fellow.

Harry Snowden said...

Beautiful

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