Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID676
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusLithobates
Speciescatesbeianus
Common NameAmerican Bullfrog
StateCA
CountyMendocino
LocalitySouth Fork Eel River just downstream of the confluence with Ten Mile Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Eel
HUC8 Number18010106
HUC10 NameUpper South Fork Eel River
HUC10 Number1801010601
HUC12 NameElder Creek-South Fork Eel River
HUC12 Number180101060103
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12150
Author:Kupferberg, S.J.
Date:1997
Title:Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) invasion of a California river: the role of larval competition.
Journal:Ecology
Volume:78
Issue:6
Pages:1736-1751
Reference 2
Ref. Number:19203
Author:Kupferberg, S.J.
Date:1994
Title:Exotic larval bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) as prey for native garter snakes: functional and conservation implications.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:25
Pages:95-97
Commentsfirst appearance coincident with a multi-year drought in the late 1980's
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classtadpoles


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