Hoplobatrachus
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Hoplobatrachus is a genus
of true frog
s which has four described species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of true frog
True frog
The true frogs, family Ranidae, have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on most continents except Antarctica...
s which has four described species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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Species
- Hoplobatrachus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765).
- Hoplobatrachus crassusHoplobatrachus crassusJerdon's Bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus crassus is a species of frog found in India and Pakistan....
(Jerdon, 1854). - Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858).
- Hoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinusHoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley Bullfrog or Indian Bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in India, Pakistan and Nepal.- Description :...
(Daudin, 1802).