Sri Lankan Bullfrog
Uperodon taprobanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- GenusUperodon (Globular Frogs)
- SpeciesUperodon taprobanicus (Sri Lankan Bullfrog)
Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It can grow to an adult length of up to 75 millimetres(7.5 cm) long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica. The IUCN lists it as being of "Least Concern". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Malabar Dot Frog
Uperodon triangularis
Indus Valley Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
Bicolored Frog
Clinotarsus curtipes
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Malabar Gliding Frog
Rhacophorus malabaricus
Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
Waynad bush frog
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis
Charpa Tree Frog
Polypedates occidentalis
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
winged gliding frog
Rhacophorus lateralis
Amboli bush frog
Pseudophilautus amboli
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Sri Lankan Bullfrog at Bandipur National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |