#goliath frog

Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath), family Ranidae, found in Cameroon and Equitorial Guinea in West Africa

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This is the largest extant frog, growing to a length of 32 cm (12.6 in) snout to vent, and weighing up to 3.25 kg (7.2 lb).

The world's biggest frogs build their own ponds

Goliath frogs excavate meter-long pools and guard their tadpoles through the night.

Some frogs are thumbnail-size, but Cameroon's Goliath frog (above) is bigger than a whole human foot, measuring up to 34 centimeters and weighing up to 3.3 kilograms. Although the world's largest frogs are well known for their girth, their jumping prowess, and their ability to provide a hearty meal for us humans, their reproductive behavior has long been a mystery. Now, scientists think they know how these forest-dwelling frogs care for their young: by building them their own swimming pools. Most frogs lay their eggs on whatever happens to be nearby—leaves, twigs, even the ground itself. But researchers looking for Goliaths (Conraua goliath) along a 400-meter stretch of the Mpoula River in western Cameroon discovered a strange sight: empty dips in the shore rocks that had been cleared of leaves, gravel, and other debris. Soon, the researchers happened upon a few other cleared pools above the water line...

April's Tiny Reptile and Mini Amphibian designs: Sheltopusik and Goliath Frog! 🦎🐸

My second zoo, dubbed Kihansi Biopark (named after the kihansi spray toad) is up and running! My only mammals at the moment are these beautiful west african lions, my two females named Ikhwezi and Ilanga, and their very handsome boyfriend named Ingubo :’)

These two shots were taken in my exotics house at night, as I thought the heat lamps made for an interesting aesthetic with the animals basking under them. Featuring Bruna my female colombian boa constrictor and Alvaro my male antillean iguana.

The rest are some more random pics I got during enclosure inspection! Featuring from top to bottom: Boni the lehmann’s poison dart frog, Akama the goliath frog, Kasam the emperor scorpion, Cecil the golden poison dart frog, and Emile the green iguana (this is the best camera angle ever lmaooo)

AKA Goliath Bullfrog, Giant Slippery Frog, Conraua goliath

The biggest frogs in the world!

These big boys can be up to 12 inches long and 7 pounds heavy! Wow! That sure is a big frog boy!

They are only found in a small region in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. They live in forests, generally near waterfalls!

Even though the adults are so big, their eggs and tadpoles are normal-sized. Talk about a growth spurt!

Because they're so big, they can eat a lot of stuff, including reptiles, mammals, and smaller frogs.

Unlike most frogs, they don't have vocal sacs, so they don't have mating calls to attract partners. I guess they use Grindr or something.

Goliath Frog: They’re the largest frog in the world! Weighing up to 3.3 kg (7.2 lbs) and reaching over a foot (30 cm) long, their eggs are surprisingly the same size as other frogs’. These eggs are laid in guarded nests the parents build in pools of water. They also lack vocal sacs and their calls are long, high-frequency trills. They’re found in very specific regions in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.

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