Hello........help

[buddylee79]

Really...a baby bull....fun

[John]

No it's not a bullfrog - it's far too small. I think we can nail it if you can say how long it is from the tip of the nose to its rear (not the tail, but to where its butt is). Get a ruler out and let us know.

[buddylee79]

will do



will this do

[John]

That's bigger than I expected. Do you know where the feeder fish came from? It's got to be a species local to where ever those fish are cultured. If you can answer that question too it would help.

[buddylee79]

I can ask Molly(she "saved" the tadpole, crayfish too)to ask at work where they get the feeders from...

she says the feeders come from San Diego,CA...that I think is as close as I can get...

[Kurt]

I can ask Molly(she "saved" the tadpole, crayfish too)to ask at work where they get the feeders from...

she says the feeders come from San Diego,CA...that I think is as close as I can get...

I just saw this post. I didn't know there were fish farms in southern California. There are only two Ranids in the San Diego area, Lithobates catesbeianus, the North American bullfrog and Rana draytonii, the California red-legged frog.

Any way all the frogs I have mentioned so far have ridges along the back. All except one. That one is Lithobates catesbeianus, the bullfrog. It lacks these ridges. I think I see ridges in your photo, but I can't tell for sure.

[buddylee79]

I just saw this post. I didn't know there were fish farms in southern California. There are only two Ranids in the San Diego area, Lithobates catesbeianus, the North American bullfrog and Rana draytonii, the California red-legged frog.

Any way all the frogs I have mentioned so far have ridges along the back. All except one. That one is Lithobates catesbeianus, the bullfrog. It lacks these ridges. I think I see ridges in your photo, but I can't tell for sure.

If it helps, when taking the second photo the frogs hind legs appeared red on my cameras screen.

[buddylee79]

I noticed the little guy has nicely webbed feet. Is it safe to assume he is an aquatic frog or does it not work that way(I am not well versed in frogs).

[Kurt]

I noticed the little guy has nicely webbed feet. Is it safe to assume he is an aquatic frog or does it not work that way(I am not well versed in frogs).

Well, he is definitely a Ranid, member of the family Ranidae or true frogs. Most likely a leopard frog, but which one. If only we knew his place of origin, that would help a lot to nail it down. I am thinking its most likely Lithobates (Rana) sphenocephala, the southern leopard frog. This frog can be found in Florida and that's where most fish are cultured for the pet trade. Another possibilty is Lithobates (Rana) pipiens, the northern leopard frog. There is also the possibity that I could be totally wrong (about the leopard ID).

[John]

I thought leopard frog too but it's a bit narrow in shape.