Hoplobatrachus crassus
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| Hoplobatrachus crassus | |
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| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Hoplobatrachus |
| Species: | H. crassus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplobatrachus crassus (Jerdon, 1854) | |
Hoplobatrachus crassus, also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, or Carnatic Peters frog, is a species of frog found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.[2]
Hoplobatrachus crassus is a terrestrial frog that lives in seasonally flooded dry grasslands, open plains and arid areas, also in cultivated areas and near human settlements. Adult frogs are often found in burrows. They may aestivate during dry periods. Breeding takes place in water.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anand Padhye, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva, Sushil Dutta, Tej Kumar Shrestha, Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Hoplobatrachus crassus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php/
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