Bullfrog
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Bullfrog is a common English language term to refer to large, aggressive frogs, regardless of species.
Examples of bullfrogs include:
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Frog species
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America
- Helmeted water toad (Calyptocephalella gayi), endemic to Chile
- American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), indigenous to North America
- Cane toad (Rhinella marina), a toad indigenous to Central and South America, called 'bullfrog' in the Philippines
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Australia
- Limnodynastes dorsalis, found in Southwest Australia
- Limnodynastes dumerilii, found in Western Australia
- Giant banjo frog (Limnodynastes interioris), found in Eastern Australia
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Africa
- African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), found in central and southern Africa
- Calabresi's bullfrog (Pyxicephalus obbianus), found in Somalia
- Crowned bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis), found in much of Africa
- Edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), found in much of Africa
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Asia
- Banded bull frog (Kaloula pulchra), found in Southeast Asia
- Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) or East Asian Bullfrog, found in China and Southeast Asia
- Hoplobatrachus crassus or Jerdon's bullfrog, found in India
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinus or Indus Valley bullfrog, found in Pakistan and North India
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See also
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