Goliath frog
Conraua goliath
EndangeredPhoto: Ryan Somma · CC BY-SA 2.0
Amphibiancarnivore
The goliath frog is the world's largest living frog, tipping the scales at over 4 kilograms. These hefty amphibians live only in parts of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, where they're losing ground to hunting and habitat loss.
- Can grow as long as a ruler (45 cm from nose to rear)
- Weighs about as much as a large bag of flour (4.5 kg)
- Called 'giant slippery frog' for its smooth, wet skin
FreshwaterRainforestAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Amphibian
- Scientific name
- Conraua goliath
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)