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American Bullfrog This guy is an invader out here and likes to eat our smaller native frogs... Though I read recently somewhere that certain populations of Oregon Spotted frogs have been making a bit of a recovery due to the fact that the bullfrogs have forced breeding selection of larger spotted frogs by eating the smaller ones and now most of those areas adult Oregon spotteds no longer fit in a bullfrog's mouth :o  Evolution at work! American Bullfrog,American bullfrog,Geotagged,Invasive species,Lithobates catesbeianus,Rana catesbeiana,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

American Bullfrog

This guy is an invader out here and likes to eat our smaller native frogs... Though I read recently somewhere that certain populations of Oregon Spotted frogs have been making a bit of a recovery due to the fact that the bullfrogs have forced breeding selection of larger spotted frogs by eating the smaller ones and now most of those areas adult Oregon spotteds no longer fit in a bullfrog's mouth :o Evolution at work!

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The American bullfrog, often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, ponds, and lakes.

Similar species: Frogs
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded May 29, 2015. Captured May 28, 2015 12:33 in Twin Barns Loop Trail, DuPont, WA 98327, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/9.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm