Conraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa.[2] Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae.[3][4] Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Conrauidae Dubois, 1992 |
| Genus: | Conraua Nieden, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908
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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).[5] Four of the seven species in this genus are threatened.[6]
Etymology
editThe generic name Conraua honours Gustav Conrau, a German trader and labour recruiter in Cameroon who was the collector of the holotype of Conraua robusta, the type species of the genus.[1][7]
Species
editThe recognized species are:[2]
- Conraua alleni (Barbour & Loveridge, 1927)
- Conraua beccarii (Boulenger, 1911)
- Conraua crassipes (Buchholz & W. Peters in W. Peters, 1875)
- Conraua derooi Hulselmans, 1972
- Conraua goliath (Boulenger, 1906) – goliath frog
- Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908 – Cameroon slippery frog
- Conraua sagyimase Neira-Salamea, Ofori-Boateng, Kouamé, Blackburn, Segniagbeto, Hillers, Barej, Leaché & Rödel, 2021
- Conraua kamancamarai Neira-Salamea, Doumbia, Hillers, Sandberger-Loua, Kouamé, Brede, Schäfer, Blackburn, Barej & Rödel, 2022
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conraua.
References
edit- ^ a b Nieden, F. (1908). "Die Amphibienfauna von Kamerun ". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 3: 491–518.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Conraua Nieden, 1908". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
External links
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