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Pig frog

Aquarana grylio (Stejneger, 1901)

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The pig frog (Aquarana grylio) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the pig frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 16.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Longest recorded lifespan
6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
7,504 – 15,000
Reproduction
Eggs
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pig frog live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pig frog as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Chinainvasive
  2. Bahamas

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the pig frog endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pig frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyRanidae
  6. genusAquarana
  7. SpeciesAquarana grylio (Stejneger, 1901)

Synonyms Lithobates grylio, Rana grylio

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lagoon frogEnglish
  • Southern bull frogEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pig frog

Other species in the same genus Aquarana.

Bullfrog

Aquarana catesbeiana

RanidaeNo free photo yet

Green frog

Aquarana clamitans

RanidaeNo free photo yet

River frog

Aquarana heckscheri

RanidaeNo free photo yet

Mink frog

Aquarana septentrionalis

RanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the pig frog an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the pig frog as invasive in 1 country: China. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the pig frog?

The pig frog (Aquarana grylio) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pig frog (Aquarana grylio). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pig-frog

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BibTeX
@misc{pig_frog_2026,
  title = {Pig frog (Aquarana grylio)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pig-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}