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The goliath frog (Conraua goliath), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The Goliath frog is the largest living frog. [3] [4] Specimens can reach up to about 35 centimetres (14 in) in snout–vent length and 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb) in weight. [5]
Conraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. [2] Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae .
Goliath frog; From scientific name of an amphibian: This is a redirect from a scientific name of an amphibian (or group of amphibians) to a vernacular ...
The African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), also known as the giant bullfrog or the South African burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.It is also known as the pixie frog due to its scientific name.
Frogs range in size from Paedophryne amauensis of Papua New Guinea that is 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in snout–vent length [48] to the up to about 35 cm (14 in) and 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) goliath frog (Conraua goliath) of central Africa. [49] There are prehistoric, extinct species that reached even larger sizes. [50]
The largest frog is the African Goliath frog (Conraua goliath), which can reach 32 cm (13 in) and weigh 3 kg (6.6 lb). [41] Amphibians are ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates that do not maintain their body temperature through internal physiological processes.
The frog, scientific name Zhangixalus thaoae, joins nine other tree frogs from the same genus that call Vietnam home, the researchers said. While discovered in Vietnam, similar species are found ...
Conraua derooi are large frogs (though much smaller than their relative, the goliath frog Conraua goliath), with males measuring 76–84 mm (3.0–3.3 in) and females about 74–82 mm (2.9–3.2 in) in snout–vent length. The head is relatively large with prominent eyes and a fairly small snout.