''Bullfrog'' is a common English language term to refer to large, aggressive

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

s, regardless of species. Examples of bullfrogs include:

Frog species

Americas

Helmeted water toad ''Calyptocephalella'' is a genus of frogs in the family Calyptocephalellidae. It is represented by a single living species, ''Calyptocephalella gayi'', commonly known as the helmeted water toad, Chilean helmeted bull frog, or wide-mouthed toad. A ...

(''Calyptocephalella gayi''), endemic to Chile *

American bullfrog The American bullfrog (''Lithobates catesbeianus''), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, po ...

(''Lithobates catesbeianus''), indigenous to North America *

Cane toad The cane toad (''Rhinella marina''), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial true toad native to South America, South and mainland Central America, but which has been Introduced spe ...

(''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 The giant banjo frog, giant pobblebonk frog, giant bullfrog, or great bullfrog (''Limnodynastes interioris'') is a species of frog, endemic to Australia, in the family Limnodynastidae. Fry was the first to recognise the species of Giant Banjo Fro ...

(''Limnodynastes interioris''), found in Eastern Australia

Africa

African bullfrog The African bullfrog (''Pyxicephalus adspersus''), also known as the giant bullfrog or the South African burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is also known as the pixie frog due to its scientific name. It is foun ...

(''Pyxicephalus adspersus''), found in central and southern Africa *

Calabresi's bullfrog Calabresi's bullfrog (''Pyxicephalus obbianus'') is a species of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to northeastern and central Somalia. This uncommon species breeds in temporary ponds. Outside the breeding season, it is fossorial ...

(''Pyxicephalus obbianus''), found in Somalia *

Crowned bullfrog The crowned bullfrog (''Hoplobatrachus occipitalis'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Sub-Saharan Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of t ...

(''Hoplobatrachus occipitalis''), found in much of Africa *

Edible bullfrog The edible bullfrog (''Pyxicephalus edulis''), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. Description The edible bullfrog is a large bodied frog in w ...

(''Pyxicephalus edulis''), found in much of Africa

Asia

Banded bullfrog The banded bullfrog (''Kaloula pulchra'') is a species of frog in the narrow-mouthed frog family Microhylidae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is also known as the Asian painted frog, digging frog, Malaysian bullfrog, common Asian frog, and painte ...

(''Kaloula pulchra''), found in Southeast Asia *

Chinese edible frog The Chinese edible frog (''Hoplobatrachus chinensis''), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phil ...

(''Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'') or East Asian Bullfrog, found in China and Southeast Asia *''

Hoplobatrachus crassus ''Hoplobatrachus crassus'', also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, and South Indian bullfrog, is a species of frog found widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its range may extend to the adjacen ...

'' or Jerdon's bullfrog, found in India *''

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus ''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus'', commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in color, although physiological traits vary between p ...

'' or Indus Valley bullfrog, found in Pakistan and North India

Frog species

Americas

Australia

Africa

Asia

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