American Bullfrog Froglet
Aquarana catesbeiana (froglet)
The froglet stage stays close to pond edges, flooded ditches, marsh plants, and muddy banks where it can escape into water quickly. It hunts small insects and other tiny invertebrates with short lunges, while still relying on cover because birds, snakes, fish, and larger frogs can prey on it. Its newly formed legs make it much more mobile than a tadpole, but it is still smaller and more vulnerable than a full adult. During this stage, the remaining tail is absorbed as the young frog shifts fully from grazing in water to hunting on land and at the water’s edge.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- American Bullfrog Tadpole
- American Bullfrog Froglet
- American Bullfrog