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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 banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) is a species of frog in the narrow-mouthed frog family Microhylidae. Native to Southeast Asia , it is also known as the Asian painted frog , digging frog , Malaysian bullfrog , common Asian frog , and painted balloon frog .
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, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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.
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 ...
True frogs is the common name for the frog family Ranidae.They have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica.
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 ...
The bullfrogs frequently kill and eat residents' fish and chicks, both of which are important to the islanders. While Indian law prohibits their killing, it is still done, both out of desire to rid the islands of the species and for food (H. tigerinus is a very cheap source of protein). Despite these efforts, the frogs' spread continues.