African Bullfrog
Basic Information:
Scientific Name: Pyxicephalus adspersus
Habitat: African bullfrogs are native to the savannas, scrublands, and tropical swamps of Central and South Africa.
Diet: An African bullfrog will eat anything that will fit in its mouth including large insects, other frogs, spiders, and even small mammals or birds.
Size: 0.3 to 0.8 feet long
Weight: 2 to 5 pounds
Lifespan: 20 years in the wild. Up to 40 years in human care.
Distribution Map:
I.U.C.N. Conservation Status:
What does this mean?
Least Concern – a species determined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (I.U.C.N.) to be pervasive, abundant, and thriving.
Our African Bullfrog:
Og (Male) – Date of Birth Unknown
Nog (Female) – Date of Birth Unknown
Did You Know?!
- African bullfrogs are a large species of frog with males easily weighing over 3 pounds and females about half the size. Adult (male) frogs can be larger than the size of a dinner plate!
- There are only three species of frogs that do have teeth and the bullfrog is one of them.
- African bullfrogs are ambush predators and prefer to sit in shallow water or mud and wait for unsuspecting prey to pass by.
- In dry conditions, the African bullfrog will burrow under the ground and surround itself with a moist cocoon. Frogs can stay like this for quite some time until a rainstorm moves in.
- Male bullfrogs actually guard their eggs after the female has laid them in the temporary ponds.
- In Jurassic Park, Dr. Grant used African Bullfrogs to clone his dinosaurs!