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American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Photo by Kathryn Smith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful frog with black spots. Found with several similar looking tadpoles in metamorphosis.
The frog was about 6 inches long.

Habitat:

A conservation center in a wooded rural area.

Reference Links:

American bullfrog - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Crawfish Frog

Lithobates areolatus

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Comments (1)
DanielePralong
Hi Kathryn and Jamie! This is not an edible frog, which is a European species and has very visible ridges a long the side of its back (this information is actually all there in the reference provided by Jamie). On a side note, the current scientific name for the edible frog is Pelophylax esculentus. I am sure other users will soon come up with an appropriate suggestion. See also: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58594/0

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