Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeiana

Residency: Bullfrogs are native to the eastern United States; they have been introduced to states in the western U.S. and parts of Central and South America, Europe and Asia.  Bullfrogs are considered a pest species in areas that they are introduced.

Temporal Activity: Bullfrogs are nocturnal: can often be found on the edge of ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams. When startled, bullfrogs will jump into the water or nearby vegetation. Dispersion likely occurs during wet weather. Winters are spent at the bottom of pools.

Diet: Bullfrogs are a voracious carnivore and will consume anything that they can catch and fit into their mouths such as fish, other frogs, insects, snakes, small mammals, and small birds.

Breeding: Breeding occurs from February to July depending on the area; the eggs are attached to vegetation under water. After tadpoles hatch it can take up to two years to complete metamorphosis.

Predators: Bullfrogs are harvested by humans to eat their legs.

Photo: Taken at Coon Bluff on July 31, 2006. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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