Attempted predation of an Andaman Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis andamanensis) by an Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) on Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Observations of predation by an Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) and a Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

“…I ndian Bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) are known to be voracious feeders that consume a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey (Khan 1973;Padhye et al 2008;Rahman et al 2012;Dutta and Khaledin 2017;Mishra 2017;Tripathi 2018;Mohanty and Measey 2019;Vazifdar et al 2021). Herein we report the predation of a Western Painted Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis proarchos) by an Indian Bullfrog at Nahira, Kamrup District, Assam, India (26°06'41.23"N, 91°28'20.25"E) at ca.…”

Frog bites snake: A Robust Horned Frog (Megophrys robusta) bites a Himalayan Keelback (Herpetoreas platyceps) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

“…American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) are particularly notorious for eating large prey, including snakes (e.g., McCoy 1967; Krutsch 2011), and similar events have been addressed recently in social media, including at least two accounts involving Australian Green Treefrogs (Ranoidea caerulea) (Gibbens 2017a(Gibbens , 2017bSmith 2020;Wynne 2020). Most recently, Vazifdar et al (2021) documented an Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) that tried to eat an Andaman Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis andamanensis) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Although we cannot rule out such a scenario, in this instance, especially considering the relative sizes of the frog and snake, we believe the encounter was initiated by the snake attempting to prey on the frog.…”

An Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) Preying on an Indian Burrowing Frog (Sphaerotheca sp.)

“…T he Indian Bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) is widely distributed in the southern Asian countries of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Frost 2023). Indian Bullfrogs are versatile predators, known to feed on a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate prey (Padhye et al 2008;Mishra 2017;Tripathi 2018;Mohanty and Measey 2019;Kalita et al 2021;Vazifdar et al 2021).…”