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Lithobates catesbeianus
American Bullfrog
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Rana catesbeiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Anura, Family Ranidae, Genus Lithobates, Species Lithobates catesbeianus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S4; MD: S5; VA: S5; WV: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Dinosaur National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Frederica National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Teton National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Piscataway Park	Presidio of San Francisco
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/14/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 12:54:56 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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