News Forum - Flooding in Nakhon Ratchasima boosts income with tadpole sales

[Thaiger]

Heavy rainfall in Nakhon Ratchasima has led to flooding in several areas, prompting locals to catch tadpoles in rice fields. These tadpoles are used in traditional dishes, reducing household expenses and generating additional income as they sell for 300 baht per kilogramme. Recent reports indicate that various parts of Nakhon Ratchasima province have experienced rainfall, … …

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[LeReynard]

Which species of frog are involved? In Cambodian fishmongers, captive bred, but adult Rana (or Lithobates) catesbiana (North American bullfrog) are sold for human consumption. This is by origins a North American species and it was the French who introduced it to the Khmer palette. R. catesbiana, like signal crayfish, have colonised wild habitats, and they are now introduced to E & SE Asia. The tadpoles in the photograph, do look like they might be R. catesbiana to me.

https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Rana&where-species=catesbeiana

[Ramanathan.P]

Well, they are making some income for themselves. But just imagine the amount of turbulence that they are causing to the food chain? That 1 Kg of tadpoles could have fed 10 kgs of fish.