Crowned bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyDicroglossidae (Fork-tongued Frogs)
- GenusHoplobatrachus (Crowned Bullfrogs and Tiger Frogs)
- SpeciesHoplobatrachus occipitalis (Crowned bullfrog)
The crowned bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus occipitalis) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Sub-Saharan Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, and Zambia). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned bullfrog sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Common Reed Frog
Hyperolius viridiflavus
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog
Chiromantis petersii
Nile Ridged Frog
Ptychadena nilotica
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Marsabit Clawed Frog
Xenopus borealis
Shovel-nosed Frog
Hemisus marmoratus
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Mababe puddle frog
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Sharp-nosed ridged frog
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned bullfrog in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned bullfrog sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned bullfrog in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Crowned bullfrog in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.