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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 .
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.
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana) — successfully bred [9] African clawed toad (Xenopus laevis) — two populations survived in the UK for 50 years, now extinct apart from in Calderstones Park. [10]
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 ]
American bullfrog: Rana catesbeiana: Unofficial Kansas: Barred tiger salamander: Ambystoma mavortium: 2005 [9] Louisiana: American green tree frog: Hyla cinerea: 1993 [10] Minnesota: Northern leopard frog: Rana pipiens: Proposed in 1999 [11] Missouri: American bullfrog: Rana catesbeiana: 2005 [12] New Hampshire: Red-spotted newt: Notophthalmus ...
The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease.
Banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra), found in Southeast Asia; Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) or East Asian Bullfrog, found in China and Southeast Asia; Hoplobatrachus crassus or Jerdon's bullfrog, found in India; Hoplobatrachus tigerinus or Indus Valley bullfrog, found in Pakistan and North India
The contrast, Shankar says, is at the core of the Bullfrog character. At first glance, he’s a cute little frog playing dress-up in Assassin’s clothes, but if you dig a little deeper, you see a ...