Lithobates
| Lithobates Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| A close up of a male American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Rana palmipes Spix, 1824 | |
| Species | |
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7 to 50, depending on the definition | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lithobates, commonly known as the bullfrogs, is a genus of true frogs, of the family Ranidae. The name is derived from litho- (stone) and the Greek bates (βάτης, one that treads), meaning one that treads on rock, or rock climber. As presently defined, it includes many of eastern North America's most familiar aquatic frog species, including the American bullfrog, green frog, and the leopard frogs.