page_title: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
section_title: Cultivation
hierarchical_section_title: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus / Cultivation
caption_attribution_description: English: Indian BullFrog from Kothligad, Maharashtra
context_page_description: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, the Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog, popular name Asian bullfrog, Asean bullfrog or Asia bullfrog, is a large species of frog found in mainland Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal. It has been introduced in Madagascar and India's Andaman Islands, where it is now a widespread invasive species.
context_section_description: Captive farming of this species as a food source, and also of the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), started in Thailand in the 1990s. China imposed a ban, for exporting legs of Rana tigerina. Largest frogs' exportation include, three major countries: India, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
caption: H. Tigerinus from Kothligad, Maharashtra
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