American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Acadia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
8 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
13 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
14 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
20 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Bullfrog in Acadia National Park?

About 63% of visitor-days record a American Bullfrog sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 592 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Bullfrog in Acadia National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for American Bullfrog in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.

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