Lithobates catesbeianus
Lithobates catesbeianus
(American Bullfrog)
Amphibians-Frogs
Native Transplant

Impact ID5674
Impact TypeDisease/Parasites/Toxicity
Study TypeExperimental
Study LocationLaboratory
Impact DescriptionBullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus acted as a dilution host for pathogenic trematode, Ribeiroia ondatrae. They attracted tremetodes but were rarely infected, thereby reducing some of the parasitic loads of other amphibian species.
Reference39856
Great Lakes RegionNo
Cost 
LocationCalifornia, USA

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