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African Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

Photo by JordanGuzzi
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Field Notes

Description:

Olive green skin with an orange and cream throat and underside. A true amphibious giant of the sub-Sahara, the African bullfrog can grow to be 9"(23cm) or more. Semi-aquatic, burrowing in the soil during the dry season and emerging from the ground during the rainy season to breed and eat.

Habitat:

Sub-Sahara Africa. Wetlands, dry savannah, etc.

Reference Links:

African bullfrog

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Ava T-B
Welcome to Project Noah, JordanGuzzi, I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into:http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!

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