Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : Rana catesbeiana |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Common Name | American bullfrog |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Rana catesbeiana | species | belongs to Rana | stated without evidence | Shaw, 1802 | Rana catesbeiana | species | belongs to Rana | stated with evidence | Lynch, 1965 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene |
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Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Temnospondyli) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Temnospondyli) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. D. Lynch. 1965. The Pleistocene amphibians of Pit II, Arredondo, Florida. Copeia 1965(1):72-77 |
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