Conraua
| Conraua | |
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| Model of Conraua goliath | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Conrauidae Dubois, 1992 |
| Genus: | Conraua Nieden, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908 | |
Conraua is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. They are sometimes known as slippery frogs.[2] Conraua is the only genus in the Conrauidae family.[2][3] Alternatively, it may be placed in the Petropedetidae family.[4]
This genus includes the largest frog of the world, Conraua goliath, which may grow to 32 cm (13 in) in snout–vent length and weigh as much as 3.3 kg (7.3 lb).[4] Four of the six species in this genus are threatened.[5]
Etymology
The name of the genus honours Gustav Conrau, a German trader and labour recruiter in Cameroon and the collector of the holotype of Conraua robusta, the type species of the genus.[1][6]
Species
The recognized species are:[7]
- Conraua alleni (Barbour & Loveridge, 1927)
- Conraua beccarii (Boulenger, 1911)
- Conraua crassipes (Buchholz & Peters in Peters, 1875)
- Conraua derooi Hulselmans, 1972
- Conraua goliath (Boulenger, 1906) — goliath frog
- Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908 — giant slippery frog
External links
- Conraua at the Encyclopedia of Life
References
- 1 2 Nieden, F. (1908). "Die Amphibienfauna von Kamerun". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 3: 491–518.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Conrauidae Dubois, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Conrauidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 507.
- ↑ IUCN (2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ Peaker, Malcolm (12 August 2013). "The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians: Where’s Conrau?". Zoology Jottings. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Conraua Nieden, 1908". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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