---
title: "Painted Globular Frog"
description: "Uperodon taprobanicus — Anfíbios. Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/painted-globular-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Painted Globular Frog

> Uperodon taprobanicus — Anfíbios. Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres.

- Scientific name: *Uperodon taprobanicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1908
- Wikidata: [Q28024322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28024322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [476582](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/476582)

## Names

- en: Painted Globular Frog
- de: Sri-Lanka-Kugelfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1542), LK (220), BD (8), NP (3)

## Summary

Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It can grow to an adult length of up to 75 millimetres(7.5 cm) long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica. The IUCN lists it as being of "Least Concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uperodon_taprobanicus

## Photo

![Painted Globular Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-globular-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jaya Rakesh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282522719

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/painted-globular-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).