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Hi

I'm new to the list. I appreciate that this is a UK-based site but can anyone identify these amphbians, which I saw in their hundreds in India on a recent trip, please? The females were about 10cm. They were all very loud singers! Thanks. Loppylugs

Hi there

Thanks for your quick response. Yes, it certainly looks like a more aquatically inclined amphibian although, since it was obviously breeding at the time, it would be hard to say. I have looked all over the place for a similar picture to help me identify the species but have found nothing - it's the yellowness of them that was so striking - could this be a 'mating special' look ? Below is another picture of a lone male. The females were a bit less gaudy! Cheers, Loppylugs.

Hi

Caleb has it, I think. Here's a pic I found after Googling his suggestion. I'm pretty sure it IS the Indian Bullfrog. Thank you so much for sorting this out. I took so many pictures of wild life throughout India, including various amphibians and reptiles. I managed to identify most creatures but these had me stumped and they were so breathtaking to see in all their singing glory, which I recorded with the photos I took - it was quite something. Thanks again! LL

Hi JC

I know it sounds a bit tame but I can't remember the sound off the top of my head. When I get home tonight I'll find the appropriate sound file and have a listen. I think it was a loud, deep 'greedep', a bit like a spring being wound up so, probably more of a croak than a laugh!

As for the vocal sacs, to be honest I didn't notice any. It's difficult to explain but I was one of 17 travellers on an overland truck. The fact that the driver stopped at all for me to look at these frogs was surprising enough - hence I didn't have that long and didn't take in all the details, just took the photos and made a quick sound recording, sorry. Thanks for your interest.

Cheers, LL

Hi

Thank you for the photo - what a great list this is, so helpful and pleasant. I guess this would be the 'one' then as suggested. I don't imagine, given their proximity to one another, that the wildlife in Sri Lanka (where I was born incidentally, but irrelevantly) and India are much different. Since it was clearly mating and courtship that we witnessed this would explain the lovely vibrant yellow colour of the males. Thanks again.

It was a great trip and I saw lots of other animals that might raise the pulse on this list including monitor lizards, python, agamas and more frogs and toads than you can shake a stick at.. here's three reptiles...