Hoplobatrachus (lat.) Is a genus of amphibians from the family Dicroglossidae . Includes 5 species.
| Hoplobatrachus |
Tiger frog |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Squad: | Tailless amphibians |
| Subfamily : | Dicroglossinae |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Hoplobatrachus Peters , 1863 |
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The total length of representatives of this genus ranges from 10 to 18 cm. The head is short, the muzzle is pointed, almost triangular. Males have a pair of throat resonators. The body is massive and thick. On the skin there are folds of various sizes. The limbs are strong, especially the hind, with outstretched fingers that have membranes. The color is brown, olive, drilling color with different shades. On the main background are numerous spots.
They love tropical and subtropical places, savannas, the coast of various reservoirs. Active at night. They feed on various invertebrates, rodents, small reptiles, young frogs.
These are egg-laying amphibians.
They live south of the Sahara desert, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka to southern China.
As of November 2018, the genus includes 5 species [1] :
- Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon, 1854)
- Hoplobatrachus litoralis Hasan et al. , 2012
- Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858)
- Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Wiegmann, 1834)
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1802) - Tiger Frog , or Indian Tiger Frog
- ↑ Frost DR Hoplobatrachus . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D., Paglinawan LE, Bailly N., Kirk PM, Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalog of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist .. Species 2000: Reading, UK ..
