Organisms

Rana catesbeiana

A species of the family Ranidae (true frogs). The only anuran properly referred to by the common name bullfrog, it is the largest native anuran in North America.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A species of the family Ranidae (true frogs). The only anuran properly referred to by the common name bullfrog, it is the largest native anuran in North America.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Bullfrog
  • Bullfrogs
  • Rana catesbeianas
  • catesbeiana, Rana

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

bullfrog; NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted

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History Note

72

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Previous Indexing

  • Anura (1966-1971)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.090w.180w.708w.180w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rana catesbeiana. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011892. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011892
  2. Rana catesbeiana. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bullfrog
  3. Rana catesbeiana. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159404