Bullfrog
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| American Bullfrog | |||||||||||||||
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| Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana | |||||||||||||||
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 Least Concern |
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| Rana catesbeiana (Shaw, 1802) |
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The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana[1][2]) is an aquatic frog. It is a member of the family Ranidae, or "true frogs", native to much of North America.[3]
[change] Citations
- ↑ Hillis, D. M., and T. P. Wilcox. 2005. Phylogeny of the New World True Frigs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34:299-314.
- ↑ Rana catesbeiana (TSN 173441). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 February 2006.
- ↑ John Roach (September 28, 2004). Invading Bullfrogs Appear Nearly Unstoppable. National Geographic. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
