Taiwanese Frog

True & Fanged Frogs

Hoplobatrachus rugulosus

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates, small vertebrates

Habitat

Open wetland, paddy fields, slow water bodies

Range

East and Southeast Asia

Clutch size

Several thousand eggs (typical for large Dicroglossidae)

Incubation period

A few days to hatching (typical for large Dicroglossidae)

Size

Large (70–100mm)

Weight

~50–90g

A large, robust frog (also known as the Chinese edible frog across parts of its wide Asian range) found in open wetland, paddy fields and slow water bodies rather than forest.

Feeds on invertebrates and small vertebrates, and is farmed for food in parts of its range; in Sabah it is most likely encountered around agricultural land near forest edges.

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