American Bullfrog
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American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park
63 Verified records at Channel Islands National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a species of large frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, ponds, and lakes. The bullfrog can also be found in manmade habitats such as pools, koi ponds, canals, ditches, reservoirs and culverts. The bullfrog gets its common name from the sound the male makes during the breeding season, which sounds similar to a bull bellowing. It is a generalist carnivore, consuming a wide variety of prey. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a American Bullfrog sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

California Red-legged Frog
NT

California Red-legged Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rana draytonii

Insufficient data
Pacific chorus frog
LC

Pacific chorus frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris regilla

20–30% · Possible
Western Toad
LC

Western Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus boreas

5–10% · With luck
African Clawed Frog
LC

African Clawed Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Xenopus laevis

<5% · Rare
California Treefrog
LC

California Treefrog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris cadaverina

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
14 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
15 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
20 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Bullfrog in Channel Islands National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a American Bullfrog sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see American Bullfrog in Channel Islands National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for American Bullfrog in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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