Rana catesbeiana (Shaw, 1802) American Bullfrog, Bullfrog Subgenus: Aquarana	family: Ranidae genus: Rana
Taxonomic Notes: This species was placed in the genus Lithobates by Frost et al. (2006). However, Yuan et al. (2016, Systematic Biology, doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw055) showed that this action created problems of paraphyly in other genera. Yuan et al. (2016) recognized subgenera within Rana for the major traditional species groups, with Lithobates used as the subgenus for the Rana palmipes group. AmphibiaWeb recommends the optional use of these subgenera to refer to these major species groups, with names written as Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana, for example.

	hear Fonozoo call (#1)
	hear Fonozoo call (#2)

(85.2 K RM file)
Locality	Five Brooks Pond, Point Reyes Nat'l Seashore
County	Marin
State	California
Country	North America
Date Recorded	1994-09-02
Call Type	alarm calls and splashes
Temperature (F/C)	75/24
Temperature Type	air
Background
Notes
Recorded By	Carlos Davidson and Cynthia Kaufman
Source	Frog and Toad Calls of the Pacific Coast -- Vanishing Voices. Carlos Davidson
Copyright	For commercial use, contact Carlos Davidson (cdavidson@csus.edu).
Date Entered	2000-05-21

(3857.3 K WAV file)
Locality	Five Brooks Pond, Point Reyes National Seashore
County	Marin
State	California
Country	United States
Date Recorded	1994-09-02
Call Type	alarm calls and splashes as bullfrogs leap into wa
Temperature (F/C)	75/24
Temperature Type	air
Background
Notes
Recorded By	Carlos Davidson, Cynthia Kaufman
Source	Frog and Toad Calls of the Rocky Mountains -- Vanishing Voices. Carlos Davidson
Copyright	For commercial use, contact Carlos Davidson (cdavidson@csus.edu)
Date Entered	2003-03-24

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