Canadian wildlife · Drawing 17 of 41
American Bullfrog
Beside fresh water
The American bullfrog is a large frog that lives beside ponds and lakes. It swims, hides among plants and hunts smaller animals for food.
Did you know?
The male makes a very deep call.
Look together
Can you find its big back legs, folded at its sides?
An idea to try
Make a low sound, then a high sound. What difference can you hear?
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Scientific name: Lithobates catesbeianus. Where it lives: Eastern and south-central Canadian waters; introduced elsewhere. What it eats: Insects and other animals it can catch. Bullfrogs mainly use water that remains throughout the year. A tadpole lives underwater before gradually changing into a frog.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified drawing for colouring. Coat, feather or skin markings are left white so children can choose their colours. Proportions and details are not a scientific identification plate.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Toronto Zoo — BullfrogDeep male call, permanent waters and life cycle.
- American Museum of Natural History — Amphibian Species of the WorldAccepted scientific spelling and native versus introduced range.
Page prepared on September 30, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Canadian Wildlife to Colour
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