Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
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Common name
Indian Bullfrog (English), Bull Frog (English), Golden Frog (English), Tiger Frog (English), Tiger Peters Frog (English)
Synonym
Dicroglossus tigrinus ,(Daudin, 1802)
Euphlyctis tigerina ,(Daudin, 1802)
Limnonectes tigerinus ,(Daudin, 1802)
Rana gracilis var. pulla ,Stoliczka, 1870
Rana picta ,Gravenhorst, 1829
Rana tigerina ,Daudin, 1802
Rana tigrina ,Merrem, 1820
Similar species
Summary
The Indian bullfrog, native to the Indian sub-continent, is rapidly invading the Andaman archipelago, Bay of Bengal after its recent introduction. Carnivorous juveniles of the Indian bullfrog have been observed to predate on juveniles of endemic anurans in the invaded areas.
Habitat Description
"It is mainly aquatic, inhabiting mostly freshwater wetlands, both natural and artificial (especially paddy fields)" (Padhya et al 2008)

Principal source:

Compiler: Shyama Pagad (IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group)

Review:

Publication date:

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1999 on 28-04-2024.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • afghanistan
  • bangladesh
  • india
  • myanmar
  • nepal
  • pakistan
Informations on Hoplobatrachus tigerinus has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Details of Hoplobatrachus tigerinus in information
Status
Invasiveness
Arrival date
Occurrence
Source
Introduction
Species notes for this location
Location note
Management notes for this location
Impact
Mechanism:
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Impact information
Red List assessed species 0:
Locations
INDIA
Mechanism
[1] Predation
Outcomes
[1] Environmental Ecosystem - Habitat
  • [1] Reduction in native biodiversity
[1] Environmental Species - Population
  • [1] Population size decline
Management information
Contact
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MN
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
Indian Bullfrog, Bull Frog, Golden Frog, Tiger Frog, Tiger Peters Frog
Date assessed
2020-09-01
Year published
2021
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Impact through predation by H. tigerinus has shown to reduce the performance of native individuals of various taxa on the Andaman Islands (Mohanti & Measey 2018, 2019), but population decline has not been studied, therefore the magnitude of the impact is classified as minor.
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Predation
Countries of most severe impact
India
Description of impacts
Predation - Stomach content analysis show many endemic prey species are eaten on the Andaman Islands, and in a mesocosm experiment, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus reduced the survival of Microhyla chakrapanii and Kaloula ghoshi.
Assessor
Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Alexander D. Rebelo; Sabrina Kumschick
Contributors
James Baxter-Gilbert; Corey Thorp; Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; Giovanni Vimercati; Sarah J. Davies; F. André de Villiers; John Measey; Carla Wagener; Khensani Nkuna
Reviewers
EICAT authority
Recommended citation
Nitya Prakash Mohanty, Alexander D. Rebelo, Sabrina Kumschick (2024). Hoplobatrachus tigerinus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).