The Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath) is a large African amphibian featured in the Standard Edition of Planet Zoo.
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Population in the Wild: Unknown
The Goliath frog (or Conraua goliath) is an extremely large species that lives in the African rainforests of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, specifically in the fast-flowing rivers and streams. It can be green to dark brown in colour, with a paler underbelly, large yellow eyes, and may also have small, ridged bumps on its skin. Males are larger than females, weighing between 0.6 and 3kg and measuring between 17 and 30cm long. The species is endangered due to being over-hunted for food, as trophies and by the pet trade.
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Goliath frogs are solitary and do not interact except to mate or compete over mates.
Reproduction[]
When females are ready to lay eggs, males will begin to build nests on river beds near fast-flowing water, pushing stones into semicircular formations in the sand. They will also wrestle with any rival males that happen to be building nests nearby. It is then up to females to decide on a high-quality nest in which to lay her eggs, the male fertilising them as she does so. Both the mother and father will abandon their eggs after laying, leaving them to hatch into tadpoles that will then grow into froglets approximately 3 months later. The young Goliath frogs will reach sexual maturity at 10 to 12 months old.
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Zoopedia Fun Facts[]
- The Goliath frog is the largest living species of frog; it can reach 32cm long and weigh up to 3.25kg.
- Goliath frogs have no vocal sac and so cannot croak.
- Goliath frogs can leap a distance of up to 3m.
- The tadpoles of the goliath frog eat one single species of plant that is only found in rapid flowing water and at the base of waterfalls.
- Goliath frogs have been around for 250 million years; they precede dinosaurs.
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