Conraua
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Conraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae.[2][3] Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae.[4]
This genus includes the largest frog of the world, Conraua goliath, which may grow to Script error: No such module "convert". in snout–vent length and weigh as much as Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] Four of the seven species in this genus are threatened.[5]
Etymology
The 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.[6][7]
Species
The recognized species are:[1]
- Conraua alleni (Barbour & Loveridge, 1927)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Conraua beccarii (Boulenger, 1911)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Conraua crassipes (Buchholz & W. Peters in W. Peters, 1875)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 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.
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