Sri Lankan Bullfrog
Uperodon taprobanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- GenusUperodon (Globular Frogs)
- SpeciesUperodon taprobanicus (Sri Lankan Bullfrog)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Rohan's Globular Frog
Uperodon rohani
Marbled balloon frog
Uperodon systoma
Ornate Narrow-mouthed Toad
Microhyla ornata
Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
Polypedates cruciger
Common Indian Cricket Frog
Minervarya agricola
Jerdon's Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus crassus
Sri Lanka wood frog
Hydrophylax gracilis
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Schneider's Toad
Duttaphrynus scaber
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lankan Bullfrog in Wilpattu National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Sri Lankan Bullfrog sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sri Lankan Bullfrog in Wilpattu National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lankan Bullfrog in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.