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American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Photo by JenKnight
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Description:

Most easily distinguished from the similarly colored/sized green frog (Lithobates clamitans) by the absence of dorsolateral ridges along the back. In males, the tympanum is larger than the eye.

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