Lithobates catesbeianus

Vernacular names

English: American Bullfrog · Brezhoneg: Ran-darv Amerika · Dansk: Amerikansk oksefrø · Deutsch: Amerikanischer Ochsenfrosch · Diné bizaad: Chʼał nineezí · Español: Rana toro americana · Esperanto: Taŭra rano · Français: Ouaouaron · 한국어: 황소개구리 · Italiano: Rana toro · Magyar: Ökörbéka · Монгол: Бух мэлхий · Nederlands: Brulkikker · 日本語: ウシガエル · Norsk bokmål: Amerikansk oksefrosk · Polski: Żaba rycząca · Português: Rã-touro Americana · Русский: Лягушка-бык · Simple English: Bullfrog · Suomi: Härkäsammakko · Svenska: Oxgroda · ไทย: กบบูลฟร็อก · Українська: Велика зелена жаба · 中文: 美国牛蛙 ·

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Amphibia • Ordo: Anura • Subordo: Neobatrachia • Familia: Ranidae • Genus: Lithobates • Species: Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)

Synonyms

Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802
Rana pipiens Daudin, 1802
Rana taurina Cuvier, 1817
Rana mugiens Merrem, 1820
Rana scapularis Harlan, 1826
Rana conspersa LeConte, 1855
Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Boulenger, 1920
Rana nantaiwuensis Hsü, 1930
Rana mugicus — Angel, 1947
Rana catesbyana — Smith, 1978
Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1987
Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1992
Rana (Novirana, Aquarana) catesbeiana — Hillis & Wilcox, 20
Lithobates catesbeianus — Frost et al., 2006
Lithobates (Aquarana) catesbeianus — Dubois, 2006

This species formerly placed in genus Rana.

Some pictures [edit]

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American Bullfrog (male) in Stow, MA (USA).
American Bullfrog at Cincinnati Nature Center (USA).
American Bullfrog (male).
American Bullfrog (male).
American Bullfrog. Female, notice the relative small tympanic membrane.
American Bullfrog at North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Orange County, NC (USA).
American Bullfrog at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Omaha, NE (USA).
The parietal eye (and two regular eyes) of a juvenile American Bullfrog.
Juvenile American Bullfrog. The small, grey, oval-shaped area on top of the head is the parietal eye.
Tadpole of American Bullfrog.
Bullfrogs in Chinese supermarket.
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), Wells twp., Unorganized Algoma, Ontario
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), Wells twp., Unorganized Algoma, Ontario