Goliath frog

Goliath frog
Model at the American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Conrauidae
Genus: Conraua
Species:
C. goliath
Binomial name
Conraua goliath
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms[2]

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] This species has a relatively small habitat range in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.[6] Its numbers are dwindling due to habitat destruction, collection for food, and the pet trade.[1]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Conraua goliath". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5263A96062132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T5263A96062132.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Conraua goliath". Wikispecies.
  3. ^ "Goliath Frog". The American Museum of Natural History. 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ Macle, Adam (22 January 2017). "10 Largest Frogs and Toads in the World". Gone Froggin. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ Colgan, P.V (1982). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats (3 ed.). Guinness Superlatives. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0851122359.
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