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Basic information
Pyxicephalus adspersus
African Bullfrog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderFrogs
FamilyAfrican bullfrogs
GenusAfrican bullfrogs
- Czech name
- Skokan hrabavý
- English name
- African Bullfrog
- Alternative names
- Hrabatka drsná, Bullfrog, Giant African Bullfrog, Giant Bullfrog, Giant Pyxie, Highveld Bullfrog, South African Burrowing Frog, South African Speckled Frog, Tschudi's African Bullfrog
- Synonyms
- Bombinator adspersus, Pyxicephalus adspersus adspersus, Rana adspersa, Rana adspersa adspersa, Rana adspersus, Tomopterna adspersa
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 236 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,400 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 30 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Clutch size
- 3,000–4,000 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf4703 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4QYCF · COL26.9