American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Range

Native to eastern North America; introduced populations occur in the western United States, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and parts of Asia.

Habitat

Usually lives in large, permanent water bodies, including both natural and manmade habitats.

Diet

A generalist carnivore and ambush predator that eats almost any small animal it can overpower, including aquatic prey.

Facts

• A male’s deep breeding call gives this frog its common name: it sounds somewhat like a bull bellowing. Males may gather in changing groups called choruses, where they call and compete for territories and mates.

Research sources

• English Wikipedia