Wildlifeof India
Common Green Frog
True Frogs, Night Frogs & Allies
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Hylarana erythraea
Basic stats
Range
South-east Asia; similar frogs from north-eastern India now separated as Hylarana tytleri
Size
Males 30-45mm; females 50-75mm
The common green frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a frog of the true frog family Ranidae; some sources still use the old name Rana erythraea. It lives in South-east Asia and is also called the green paddy frog, red-eared frog, common greenback or leaf frog. Males grow to 30-45 mm in snout-vent length and females to 50-75 mm, and tadpoles to 36 mm (Wikipedia, general species account).
Similar frogs from north-eastern India and adjacent regions, formerly included in this species, are now separated as Hylarana tytleri. The cached account does not describe the species' own Indian range (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Common Green Frog found?
- South-east Asia; similar frogs from north-eastern India now separated as Hylarana tytleri
- How big is the Common Green Frog?
- Males 30-45mm; females 50-75mm