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Conraua
Sign in to saveConraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae. Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyConrauidae
Conraua — род бесхвостых земноводных, единственный в семействе Conrauidae. Некоторые системики относят данный род к семейству Petropedetidae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 122
- Family
- Conrauidae
- Collections
- UMZC, YPM, TCWC, MNHN, FMNH, UTA
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Republic Of Benin, France, Congo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Petropedetidae
- Named after
- Gustav Conrau
- Image
- Goliath Frog.jpg
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- Conraua
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- topic's main category
- Category:Conraua
- taxon name
- Conraua
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Encyclopedic overview
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Conraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae. Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae.
This genus includes the largest frog of the world, Conraua goliath, which may grow to in snout–vent length and weigh as much as . Four of the seven species in this genus are threatened.
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