Animal Fact Files's video: Bullfrog Facts: LARGEST living FROG in North America Animal Fact Files

The bullfrog, or, more specifically, the American bullfrog, is the largest living frog in North America. They can be told apart from other frogs by looking at their sides and their markings. Discover more bullfrog facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files. We'll discuss bullfrog diet as well as how many egg a bullfrog lays. See some bullfrog tadpoles and learn about the bullfrog's lifecycle. Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus Range: Native to Eastern North America (east of Rockies); introduced to western North America, Europe, South America, Asia Habitat: lakes, ponds, rivers, or swamps - specifically suited to human-made habitats Size: average 5 inches (12.7cm) long and over a pound (450g) in weight Diet: Adults eat snakes, worms, insects, other frogs, salamanders, etc.; tadpoles largely vegetarian Threats: great blue herons, turtles, snakes, raccoons, and kingfishers; tadpoles usually left alone due to unpleasant taste Life Span: 8 years in the wild, double this in captivity ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Bullfrog RANGE and SIZE 0:00 Bullfrog HABITAT 0:31 Bullfrog DIET 1:19 Bullfrog LIFE CYCLE 1:45 Bullfrog SEXUAL DIMORPHISM 2:16 Bullfrog VS OTHER FROGS 2:43 Bullfrog THREATS 3:19 Bullfrog CALL 3:33 Thanks / Outro 3:48 --- Image and Video Credits: Osiris - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lithobates_catesbeianus_distribution.png Jon Houseman - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frog1000.webm Diego Tirira - https://flickr.com/photos/diegotirira/20532148698 Mrs. Gemstone - https://flickr.com/photos/gemstone/4572741526 Benny Mazur - https://flickr.com/photos/benimoto/2401301924 Under the same moon - https://flickr.com/photos/71119007@N03/48239785816 Judy Gallagher - https://flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/40951140544 Cassaundra Bash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5l6sfRzdqk LakeForkGuy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_IEEawYuTI SNB Providence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHXpcdLog5Q Cephas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lithobates_catesbeianus_PP.jpg juskiddink - https://freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/99644 Carl D. Howe - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg John Cornellier - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_bullfrog.jpg Konstakal - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:K.Kalaentzis_-_Lithobates_catesbeianus,_Crete.jpg Bill Boesenberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eGnnfSBr1g Bob Warrick - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_Leopard_Frog,_Missouri_Ozarks.JPG Research Credits: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lithobates_catesbeianus/ https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=71 https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/erss/highrisk/ERSS-Lithobates-catesbeianus-final-February2018.pdf