Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ranidae > Lithobates > Lithobates catesbeianusLithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog)Synonyms: Lithobates catesbiana; Rana catesbeiana (homotypic); Rana mugiens; Rana scapularis The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus or Rana catesbeiana), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an amphibious frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”. This frog has an olive green back and sides blotched with brownish markings and a whitish belly spotted with yellow or grey. The upper lip is often bright green and males have yellow throats. It inhabits large, permanent water bodies, such as swamps, ponds, and lakes, where it is usually found along the water's edge. The male bullfrog defends a territory during the breeding season. His call is reminiscent of the roar of a bull, which gives the frog its common name. This frog is native to southern and eastern parts of the United States and Canada, but has been widely introduced across |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.58 EDGE Score: 2.26 |
Gestation [2] | 4 days | Hibernates [1] | Yes | Litter Size [3] | 16,750 | Litters / Year [3] | 1 | Maximum Longevity [2] | 16 years | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 8 inches (20.3 cm) | Water Biome [1] | Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams |  | Adult Weight [2] | 54 grams |  | Diet [1] | Omnivore |  | Female Maturity [2] | 3 years 6 months | Male Maturity [2] | 2 years |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Allegheny Highlands forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Cauca Valley dry forests |
Colombia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Plateau shrublands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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East Central Texas forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern forest-boreal transition |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Edwards Plateau savanna |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Greater Negros-Panay rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Honshu alpine conifer forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Luzon rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Middle Atlantic coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mindanao-Eastern Visayas rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mindoro rain forests |
Philippines |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests |
Japan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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New England-Acadian forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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South Taiwan monsoon rain forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeastern mixed forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southern Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiheiyo evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests |
Taiwan |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Western Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Antietam National Battlefield |
III |
3263 |
Maryland, United States |
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore |
II |
36006 |
Wisconsin, United States |
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Bandelier National Monument |
V |
8107 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
616880 |
Texas, United States |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Buenavista Wetland Reserve |
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778949 |
Cuba |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve |
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90 |
Michigan, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Cape Cod National Seashore |
II |
21724 |
Massachusetts, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Catoctin Mountain Park National Park |
II |
5994 |
Maryland, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve |
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9859505 |
New York, Vermont, United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
V |
7025 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Ciénaga de Zapata National Park |
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1606900 |
Cuba |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Colorado National Monument |
III |
20420 |
Colorado, United States |
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Congaree Swamp National Park |
II |
6095 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Coronado National Monument National Memorial |
III |
4360 |
Arizona, United States |
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Curecanti National Recreation Area |
V |
31032 |
Colorado, United States |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
II |
24907 |
Ohio, United States |
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De Soto National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8007 |
Iowa, Nebraska, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Dye Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
38152 |
California, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Elkhorn Slough Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
964 |
California, United States |
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Fairfield Osborn Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
190 |
California, United States |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
III |
1019 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
V |
26135 |
California, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park |
V |
216 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
VI |
715 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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177278 |
Hawaii, United States |
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Hawaiian Islands Biosphere Reserve |
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245981 |
Hawaii, United States |
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Homestead National Monument of America |
V |
850 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Hot Springs National Park |
II |
5740 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park |
II |
17686 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Kalaupapa National Historic Site |
V |
9746 |
Hawaii, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Konza Prairie Biosphere Reserve |
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8617 |
Kansas, United States |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area |
V |
103172 |
Washington, United States |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve |
V |
166264 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park |
II |
29388 |
California, United States |
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial |
III |
96 |
Indiana, United States |
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Little River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Oklahoma, United States |
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Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
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100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Manassas National Battlefield Park |
III |
5132 |
Virginia, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Montezuma Castle National Monument |
V |
872 |
Arizona, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Nipomo Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
3725 |
California, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
38256 |
Florida, United States |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
II |
67888 |
Michigan, United States |
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Pixley Vernal Pools Preserve |
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37 |
California, United States |
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Pong Lake Sanctuary |
IV |
61391 |
Himachal Pradesh, India |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Saguaro National Park |
II |
11686 |
Arizona, United States |
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site |
III |
139 |
New Hampshire, United States |
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San Francisco Peninsular Watershed County Wildlife Refuge or Management Area |
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30320 |
California, United States |
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San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve |
|
4527 |
California, United States |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Santee Coastal Reserve and Washo Reserve State Habitat Area |
IV |
20850 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve |
II |
172261 |
California, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
62563 |
Michigan, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve |
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3821173 |
Canada |
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Tuabaquey - Limones Ecological Reserve |
II |
4859 |
Cuba |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Vina Plains Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
2056 |
California, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
26618 |
Alabama, United States |
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Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area |
V |
197791 |
California, United States |
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Yosemite National Park |
II |
95209 |
California, United States |
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Habitat Vegetation Classification |
Name |
Location |
Website |
Midwest Mixed Emergent Deep Marsh |
Canada (Ontario); United States (Missouri, Tennessee, Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, North Dakota, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin) |
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Pond-cypress Depression Forest |
United States (Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina) |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 4Study of Northern Virginia Ecology♦ 5Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 6Anurans as prey: an exploratory analysis and size relationships between predators and their prey, L. F. Toledo, R. S. Ribeiro & C. F. B. Haddad, Journal of Zoology 271 (2007) 170–177 ♦ 7Resources of a Snake Community in Prairie-Woodland Habitat of Northeastern Kansas, Henry S. Fitch, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Research Report 13: 83-98 (1982) ♦ 8Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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