#goliath frog

[herpsandbirds]

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

ENDANGERED.

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).

photograph by Mark-Oliver Rödel - Berlin Museum for Natural History

#goliath frog #frog #ranidae #conraua #amphibian #herpetology #animals #nature #africa

[typhlonectes]

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...

Read more: https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-biggest-frogs-build-their-own-ponds

#goliath frog #frog #amphibian #herpetology #animals #nature #africa #science

[chaobunnyarts]

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

Fun facts! Even though sheltopusik looks like a snake, it's actually a legless lizard! My Patreon can be found here.

#sheltopusik #european glass lizard #frog #goliath frog #herpetology #reptile #amphibian #froggy #enamel pin #pin club

[greatjoy]

just learned that goliath frogs exist

this is so awesome, look at the size of this thing

#frogs #goliath frog #frog #goliath frogs #animals #awesome animals

[woodlnds]

Planet Zoo shenanigans v.5

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)

#planet zoo #planet zoo game #planet coaster #gaming #biology #zoology #animals #poison dart frogs #Goliath frog #green iguana #antillean iguana #boa constrictor #lion #animal welfare

[bestfrogbracket]

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.

Golden Poison Dart Frog: Although quite small, these Columbian frogs are the largest and most toxic poison dart species! One frog’s venom is hypothesized to be enough to kill ten adult humans. However, they get their venom from the insects they eat and those kept in captivity are non-toxic. They’re also caring parents! Eggs are laid in leaf litter and after they hatch, tadpoles are transported on their parent’s backs to water-filled bromeliads where they will grow to adulthood. Despite their species name, juveniles are mostly black and grow into their colouration, of which four morphs exist. (Pictured is the yellow morph.)

#round 1 #goliath frog #golden poison dart frog

[elementalgod-aj]

Padlocke "Pads" O'Kong

A new ref of the Secondary protagonist of the story. The Chill, fun, and lucky Everyman known as Pads O'Kong

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#Padlocke O'Kong #Pads O'Kong #Pads #Goliath Frog #Frog #O'Kong family #Small boys #The Will of Silver #elementalgod aj #aj the elementalgod #watchful eye #the watchful eye #toonverse oc #isle 0 #my art #my oc #the Silver group #smol boys #earthdemon

[wyverians-only-have-4-fingers]

clearing out my computer for space and couldnt let this bad boy go. not mine

#frog #goliath frog

[froggirleyeball]

Goliath Frog

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.

They're mainly threatened by hunting; they already have to deal with lizards and crocodiles preying on them, and humans love hunting them for food!

#frogs #slippery frogs #nondescript color frogs #goliath frog #goliath bullfrog #giant slippery frog #conraua goliath #african frogs

[markscherz]

Hello Dr. Frog guy, may I ask for the biggest frog species please!

Thanks for the prompt! Here’s a TikTok by way of answer.

#frogs #science #animals #museums #natural history museum #Conraua goliath #Rhinella marina #Pyxicephalus adspersus #Lithobates catesbeianus #TikTok #my face #that thing on the front of my skull #me #waistcoat academics #I call my dress sense ‘academic chique’ #Not pictured: the frog socks I am wearing #or my tweed jacket

[scadaddletime]

I’m gonna cry

#hazbin hotel #gargoyles #disney gargoyles #princess and the frog #KEITH DAVID CATBOY REAL??? #hazbin hotel husk #goliath #dr facilier

[teacakes1799]

oops my hand slipped

#artists on tumblr #sketch #character design #dungeons and dragons #dnd #d&d #d&d art #anthro #giff #minotaur #goliath #bugbear #genasi #kobold #frog #gnome #my ocs

[typhlonectes]

The World's Biggest Frogs Build Their Own Ponds

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

Cameroon's Goliath frog 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.

Some pools were empty. But others were full of tadpoles. Then, the researchers realized what they were looking at—Goliath frog nests. Altogether, they found 22 potential nests, 14 of which contained up to 3000 eggs each, the team reports today in the Journal of Natural History. A few nests held tadpoles of different ages, suggesting the frogs reuse the pools. When researchers filmed one nest with an infrared time-lapse camera overnight, they observed a parent watching over its young until dawn, keeping potential predators at bay...

Read more: https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-biggest-frogs-build-their-own-ponds

photograph by M. SCHÄFER/FROGS & FRIENDS E.V.

#goliath frog #frog #amphibian #herpetology #africa #animals #nature #science #aquatic #freshwater

[chaobunnyarts]

April Tiny Reptile and Mini Amphibian pin previews:  Sheltopusik and Goliath Frog 🦎🐸

The sheltopusik is indeed a legless lizard and not a snake!

If you sign up to my Patreon pin club before March ends, you'll receive these designs in April!

#patreon pin club #pin club #reptiles #amphibians #sheltopusik #frog #goliath frog

[xyberink]

It's Keith David's World and We Just Live in It. 🍿

#keith david #goliath #gargoyles #dr. facilier #princess and the frog #hazbin hotel husk #hazbin hotel #coraline #they live

[plaguedocboi]

Updates from home: Goliath (who is my mom’s favorite boy) and the Frawgs

#frogs #african clawed frog #bettas #goliath