: a heavy-bodied deep-voiced frog (Rana catesbeiana) of the eastern U.S. and southern Canada that has been introduced elsewhere
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Recent Examples on the WebThe vast majority of the amphibian costs the group studied were spent on efforts to eradicate or manage the American bullfrog in European countries. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 One day, an aquarist brought Van Bonn a bullfrog that had hurt its leg while wrestling with another male of the species. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 But that’s a tough mission, because danger surrounds this lonely bullfrog, which may be the last one in the United States.Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 Sometimes, when the car was stopped at a light next to some kids, Dizzy would turn, purse his lips and blow his cheeks up like a bullfrog. John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020 For the first time in four decades, Mr. Kitchell won’t spend the third weekend in May trying to get his bullfrogs to jump across a stage in Angels Camp. Will Mccarthy, New York Times, 11 May 2020 The recovery project began 20 years ago when the nonprofit environmental group The Nature Conservancy launched a bullfrog eradication campaign at the 8,400-acre Santa Rosa Plateau to help the red-legged frogs survive.Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020 Hyperossification also appears for species that are voracious predators, like Pacman frogs, African bullfrogs, or Soloman Island frogs. Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2020 Over the past three years, 3,274 bullfrogs and tadpoles were culled from Turtle Haven and on adjacent U.S. Forest Service property, Bergh said.oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2019 See More