{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "bullfrog",
  "name": "American Bullfrog",
  "scientificName": "Lithobates catesbeianus",
  "category": "Amphibian",
  "summary": "The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is North America's largest frog, reaching 9 to 20 cm in body length and weighing up to about 0.5 kg. It lives in and around ponds, lakes, marshes and slow streams, where the male's deep, resonant call carries far across the water. A voracious carnivore, it will eat almost anything it can swallow, from insects to fish and small vertebrates. In the wild bullfrogs live around seven to nine years.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Amphibia",
    "order": "Anura",
    "family": "Ranidae",
    "genus": "Lithobates"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.5,
    "lengthM": 0.2,
    "topSpeedKmh": 16,
    "lifespanYears": 8
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Lithobates catesbeianus"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Carnivore (insects, fish, small vertebrates)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Ponds, lakes, marshes, slow streams"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "7–9 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "Up to 0.5 kg (1.1 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Size",
      "value": "9–20 cm (3.5–8 in) body length"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Native to eastern and central North America; widely introduced elsewhere as an invasive species.",
    "continents": [
      "North America"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Lithobates catesbeianus.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Lithobates%20catesbeianus&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Lithobates catesbeianus. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lithobates_catesbeianus/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/bullfrog/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/bullfrog/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}