American Bullfrog

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Scientific name
Lithobates catesbeianus
Additional location in the zoo
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Family
Social Structure
יחידאי
Activity
פעיל יום
Food
Predator
Dangers
Zoo Conservation Program:
Feeding/Enrichment Time
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Habitat & Distribution Area
North and south America
permanent bodies of freshwater which are not seasonal (swamps, canals, ponds)
Conservation status
lc
Deficient Data
DD
least Concern
lc
Near Threatened
nt
Vulnerable
vu
Endangered
en
Critically endangered
cr
Extinct in the Wild
ew
Extinct
ex
Endangered status
lc
Worldwide
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Israel
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Weight
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KG
Life Expectancy
years
Interesting To Know

This is a very largefrog, with the females larger than the males and able to reach a weight of 500– 700 grams. Because of their large size, these frogs serve as a food forhumans in many areas of the world. As a result, they have become an invasivespecies in the countries where they have been raised as food, when individualshave escaped and established themselves within the wild. Through ambush, theyprey upon any small animal which they can put in their mouths, generallyfeeding on arthropods, fish, other amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and evensmall birds, which causes significant harm to the ecological systems to whichthey have spread.