Banded Frogs feel rubbery when you touch them and have a toxic skin. This is the only frog species in South Africa where the male is larger than the female. The male guards the eggs and tadpoles until metamorphosis is complete. Sometimes thousands of these frogs can be seen crossing a road when they disperse after metamorphosis. During the dry season, bullfrogs burrow and stay underground for lengthy periods of time until the next good rains fall.
Bullfrogs feed on insects, frogs and toads as well as small mammals, birds and reptiles.