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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 name was previously used by Frost et al. as a separate genus of ranid frogs that included most of the North American frogs traditionally included in the genus Rana, [7] including the American bullfrog and northern leopard frog. Frost used the name in this sense in the frog section of a North American common names list edited by Crother ...
A Checklist of North American Amphibians and Reptiles: The United States and Canada. Vol. 1 - Amphibians. Xlibris Corporation LLC. ISBN 978-1-4931-7035-7. [self-published source] Cope, Edward D. (1875). Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution.
The annual global trade in the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), mostly farmed in China, varies between 1200 and 2400 tonnes. [ 219 ] The mountain chicken frog , so-called as it tastes of chicken, is now endangered, in part due to human consumption, and was a major food choice of the Dominicans . [ 220 ]
An Arizona wildlife enthusiast was pleased and surprised to see so many different animals when he reviewed his trail camera footage. He had discovered the hidden mountain pool while hiking the dry ...
A national study by Cornell University researchers found 69 blue frogs during a survey of 2 million, which comes to a frequency of 0.003%, according to a Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife ...
American spadefoot toads: Western spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii) Neobatrachia - 26 families, 351 genera, more than 5,000 species Family Genera Common names Example species Example photo Allophrynidae (Goin, Goin, and Zug, 1978) 1: Tukeit Hill frog: Tukeit Hill frog (Allophryne ruthveni) - Amphignathodontidae (Boulenger, 1882) 2: Marsupial frogs
Some slither, some crawl and others grow wild. They can be found in your yard, in the water, and even in the sky. No matter the type, all invasive species can negatively impact native ecosystems.