Conraua Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae.^[3]

This genus includes the largest frog of the world, Conraua goliath, which may grow to 32cm (13inches) in snout–vent length and weigh as much as 3.3kg (07.3lb).^[3] Four of the seven species in this genus are threatened.^[4]

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.^{[5] [6]}

Species

The recognized species are:^[7]

• Conraua alleni
• Conraua beccarii
• Conraua crassipes
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frost, Darrel R.. 2016. Conrauidae Dubois, 1992. 27 January 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History.
2. Web site: Conrauidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 29 May 2014.
3. Book: Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles . 4th . Laurie J. . Vitt . species:Laurie J. Vitt . Janalee P. . Caldwell . species:Janalee Paige Caldwell . Academic Press . 2014 . 507.
4. Web site: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. . IUCN. 2014. 22 February 2014.
5. Nieden. F.. Fritz Nieden. 1908. Die Amphibienfauna von Kamerun . Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 3. 491–518.
6. Web site: The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians: Where's Conrau?. Peaker, Malcolm. 12 August 2013. Zoology Jottings. 27 January 2016.
7. Web site: Frost, Darrel R.. Darrel R. Frost. 2021. Conraua Nieden, 1908. live. 3 July 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225231718/http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Conrauidae/Conraua . 2014-02-25 .