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Taiwanese frog

Hoplobatrachus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The taiwanese frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) is a species in the family Dicroglossidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the taiwanese frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 8.24 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
arthropods
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
600 – 2,000
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the taiwanese frog live?

Not recorded

Is the taiwanese 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 taiwanese frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyDicroglossidae
  6. genusHoplobatrachus
  7. SpeciesHoplobatrachus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Synonyms Euphlyctis tigerina rugulosa, Hoplobatrachus rugolosus, Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, Hydrostentor pantherinus, Limnonectes rugulosus, Rana burkilli, Rana chinensis, Rana rugulosa, Rana tigerina burkilli, Rana tigerina pantherina, Rana tigerina rugulosa, Rana tigrina pantherina, Rana tigrina rugulosa, Rana tigrina var. pantherina, Tigrina rugulosa

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Asian Peters frogEnglish
  • Chinese edible frogEnglish
  • East Asian bullfrogEnglish
  • auk-aukbnn
  • skokan indomalajskýCzech
  • RunzelfroschGerman
  • トラフガエルJapanese
  • 동아시아황소개구리Korean
  • กบนาThai
  • 虎皮蛙Chinese
  • ババトラフガエルJapanese
  • 虎紋蛙 / 田雞Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the taiwanese frog

Other species in the same genus Hoplobatrachus.

LC, Least Concern
Bull frog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus)

Bull frog

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

Dicroglossidae

LC, Least Concern

Crowned bullfrog

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

DicroglossidaeNo free photo yet

Turkey frog

Hoplobatrachus crassus

DicroglossidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTaiwanese frog vs Bull frogTaiwanese frog vs Crowned bullfrogTaiwanese frog vs Turkey frogTaiwanese frog vs Coastal bullfrog

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What does the taiwanese frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

What kind of animal is the taiwanese frog?

The taiwanese frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis) belongs to the family Dicroglossidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Taiwanese frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwanese-frog

MLA

“Taiwanese frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwanese-frog.

BibTeX
@misc{taiwanese_frog_2026,
  title = {Taiwanese frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwanese-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}