Crowned bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
- OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
- FamilyDicroglossidae (Fork-tongued Frogs)
- GenusHoplobatrachus (Crowned Bullfrogs and Tiger Frogs)
- SpeciesHoplobatrachus occipitalis (Crowned bullfrog)
About the 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 the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, and Zambia).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Crowned bullfrog in Murchison Falls National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Egyptian Toad
Sclerophrys regularis
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
West African Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis microps
Four-striped Tree-folding Frog
Afrixalus quadrivittatus
Eastern Flat-backed Toad
Sclerophrys pusilla
Guinea Snout-burrower
Hemisus guineensis
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |