Rana catesbeiana

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q159404
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Summary

Rana catesbeiana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,368 views/month, #896 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Rana[4]
  • Taxon name: Rana catesbeiana[5]
  • Commons category: Lithobates catesbeianus[6]
  • Commons gallery: Lithobates catesbeianus[7]
  • Main food source: Rodentia[8], Serpentes[9], Anura[10], toad[11], Amphibia[12], Palinuridae[13], Crustacea[14], Theraphosidae[15], Chiroptera[16], snail[17], worm[18], insect[19]
  • Described by source: Bull Frog[20]
  • Short name: R. catesbeiana[21]
  • Taxon common name: American Bullfrog[22], Grenouille-taureau[23], ウシガエル[24], 황소개구리[25], Brulkikker[26], Stierkikker[27], กบบูลฟร็อก[28], Öküz kurbağası[29], 牛蛙[30], 美洲牛蛙[31], Ouaouaron[32], brulkikker, stierkikker[33], grenouille taureau[34], American bullfrog, bullfrog[35]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/01641577-n[36], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101644322-n[37]
  • Invasive to: European Union[38]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[39]
  • Protonym of: Lithobates catesbeianus[40]

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Identifiers

Rana catesbeiana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 65979[41]. Rana catesbeiana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 330963[42]. Rana catesbeiana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2427092[43]. Rana catesbeiana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173441[44].

Why It Matters

Rana catesbeiana has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [44] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [43] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Idaho Species. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . List of invasive alien species of Union concern. wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2DBcar
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Rana
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Main food source → Rodentia, Serpentes, Anura +9
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