American Bullfrog The aquatic invasive species I chose was the American bullfrog, also know as lithobates catesbeianus. The American bullfrog is native to Central and Eastern United States, but can also be found in Western United States. The bullfrog was introduced accidentally during the trout stockings and was also introduced in the aquarium trade and for sport and pest control in the early 1900s. Bullfrogs can live up to 10 years in the wild and up to 16 years in captivity. The american bullfrog is a very interesting aquatic species, it has plenty of different characteristics. The bullfrog can grow up to 8 inches in length and can weigh up to a pound and a half. They are found in freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes all around the continental United States. The american bullfrog is normally green or grayish brown with brown spots all over the bodies, they also have very distinctive eardrums on the side of their heads. Bullfrogs are nocturnal amphibians; they ambush and eat their prey, they eat almost anything they can fit into their mouths. …show more content…
Their main impact of the ecosystem is that they control the insect pest populations. The bullfrog is also important to medical research because their skeletal, muscle, digestive, and nervous systems are almost exactly the same as other greater animals. Unfortunately for the bullfrogs, animals such as snakes and mice maintain their population. The bullfrog can also be a threat to the environment as well; they may be causing a negative affect to the biodiversity of their habitats. The bullfrog is preying on any animal that they can fit into their mouths, which means that those animals are becoming extent in certain habitats. The bullfrog also releases larvae that has a negative impact on algae, which affects the entire aquatic