Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps , ponds , and lakes .
The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau , Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The edible bullfrog is a large bodied frog in which the males typically reach 8.3–12 cm (3.3–4.7 in) in snout–to–vent length and the females 8.5–11 cm (3.3–4.3 in). [3] Exceptionally large males may even reach 13.8 cm (5.4 in), although the species does not approach the sizes attained by the related African bullfrog (P. adspersus). [4]
When stocking a newly developed pond, it is recommended to stock 100 bass and 200 bluegill per surface acre to keep a healthy balance. Perch and crappie are a variety that spawn once only in the ...
Lithobates, commonly known as the bullfrogs, is a genus of true frogs, of the family Ranidae. [1] The name is derived from litho- (stone) and the Greek bates ( βάτης , one that treads), meaning one that treads on rock, or rock climber.
Rana (derived from Latin rana, meaning 'frog') is a genus of frogs commonly known as the Holarctic true frogs, pond frogs or brown frogs. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia and western North America .
Hoplobatrachus crassus, also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, and South Indian bullfrog, is a species of frog found widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its range may extend to the adjacent Bhutan and Myanmar.
The African bullfrog is a voracious carnivore, eating insects and other invertebrates, small rodents, reptiles, small birds, fish, and other amphibians that can fit in their mouths. [ 5 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It is also a cannibalistic species—the male African bullfrog is known for occasionally eating the tadpoles he guards, [ 11 ] and juveniles also ...