Animals / Amphibian

American bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus · Ranidae

The American bullfrog, often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a species of large frog in the family Ranidae. The species is native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, ponds, and lakes.

Where the American bullfrog lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America, Europe and Asia).

Introduced, not native, in Belgium, South Korea and France.

Most records fall in California, Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ontario and Washington.

See the American bullfrog’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 156,090 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.