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title: "American Bullfrog"
description: "Lithobates catesbeianus — Anfibi. The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a species of large frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/american-bullfrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# American Bullfrog

> Lithobates catesbeianus — Anfibi. The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a species of large frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs).

- Scientific name: *Lithobates catesbeianus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 149988
- Wikidata: [Q159404](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159404)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65979](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65979)

## Names

- en: American Bullfrog
- de: Amerikanischer Ochsenfrosch
- es: Rana toro americana
- fr: Grenouille-taureau
- nl: Amerikaanse stierkikker
- pt: Rã-touro-americana
- pl: Żaba rycząca

## Countries with the most observations

US (115645), CA (19108), JP (1072), MX (658), KR (563), CN (329), IT (249), EC (195), BR (184), PR (99), SG (96), CO (92)

## Summary

The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a species of large frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, ponds, and lakes. The bullfrog can also be found in manmade habitats such as pools, koi ponds, canals, ditches, reservoirs and culverts. The bullfrog gets its common name from the sound the male makes during the breeding season, which sounds similar to a bull bellowing. It is a generalist carnivore, consuming a wide variety…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bullfrog

## Photo

![American Bullfrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-bullfrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: beewonder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105058408

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-bullfrog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).