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 American bullfrog Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 6 Figures
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American bullfrog
  • species_info
    • english title: American bullfrog
    • scientific_name:Lithobates catesbeianus
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Amphibia
    • subclass:Lissamphibia
    • orders:Anura
    • suborder:Neobatrachia
    • superfamily:Ranoidea
    • family:Ranidae
    • subfamily:Raninae
    • genus:Lithobates
    • species:catesbeianus
    • species_author:(Shaw)
    • species_pub_year:1802
  • collection_content
    • collection_locality
      • country_id:TW
      • country_en:Taiwan
      • subdivision_1_en:Taitung County
      • subdivision_2_en:Beinan Town
      • latitude_value:22 49 14
      • latitude_direction:N
      • longitude_value:121 11 24
      • longitude_direction:E
    • collection_info
      • collection_date:2000.07.21
      • Collection Date:2000/07/21
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • Specimen Body length:0.49*1.99  mm
      • Tail length:2.23  mm
      • SEX:J
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMAS0395
      • CAT_NO:AM.0312
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:標本體長約x公分。牛蛙蝌蚪巨大,體長可達15公分。蝌蚪期很長,至少一年,也會經歷度冬,可長達三年。牛蛙原產北美,因食用價值,被引入到許多地區,包括臺灣,被列為世界百大外來入侵種。由於成體體型大,會捕食其他種蛙類,以及其他小型脊椎或無脊椎動物,蝌蚪也會掠食其他種類的蝌蚪。以靜水池為主要繁殖地,卵成片漂浮在水面。酒精浸泡標本為變態中的蝌蚪,前肢已經伸出,體褐色,體背粗糙,有許多顆粒狀突起;腹面白色,後腳掌全蹼。在臺灣的野外個體來源,主要是人為任意放生,或自養殖場逃逸的個體。(巫奇勳撰)