bullfrog - Ecology and behaviour, Distribution, Human use, Space flight

Any large frog; name used especially for North American Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog or American bullfrog); also for Rana tigrina (Asian bullfrog) and Pyxicephalus adspersus (South African bullfrog), all of the family Ranidae. Leptodactylus pentadactylus of the family Leptodactylidae is called the South American bullfrog.

iAmerican Bull Frog
Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
Conservation status
Least concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: R. catesbeiana
Binomial name
Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802
Bullfrog range

The American Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or "true frogs", native to much of North America.

The skeleton of an adult frog consists of bone, hyaline cartilage, and calcified cartilage. In the frog the radius and ulna have become fused into a single bone, the radio-ulna, and the tibia and fibula have become fused into a single bone, the tibio-fibula.

The vertebrae of the frog comprise ten bones;

Ecology and behaviour

The American Bull Frog uses its skin, Buccal Cavity, and lungs for respiration.

Diet

This species is carnivorous and will consume almost anything that fits into their mouth which they can overpower, including insects, small , fish, snakes, and even other frogs.

Distribution

The American Bull Frog is native to North America.

Human use

While occasionally kept as pets, the American Bull Frog provides a minor food source, especially in the southern states of America, and in some areas of the Midwestern United States. when the frog call is heard, fix a strong light on the frog.

Space flight

Two Bullfrogs were launched into orbit in 1970 on the Orbiting Frog Otolith spacecraft.