African bullfrog - African bullfrog

Japanese: アフリカウシガエル - あふりかうしがえる
African bullfrog - African bullfrog

...Most species are under 10cm long, but the largest frog in the world, the African Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath) (illustration), can reach a length of 30-40cm (the Guinness World Record, 1997 edition, shows that an individual caught in the Sanaga River in Cameroon in 1989 was 36.83cm long). The next largest, the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus ) (illustration), lives underground. During the spawning season, males protect their eggs and larvae in swamps, and are said to pounce on any enemy that approaches, even if it is an elephant. Its jaws are so strong that if it bites your finger, its teeth will injure you.

From [Bullfrog]

…In recent years, the meat from the hind legs has been shipped back to the United States for consumption. The name bullfrog is also given to large species such as the similar-looking Nanbei bullfrog Leptodactylus pentadactylus (total length 20 cm) and the African bullfrog Pxicephalus adspersus (total length 22 cm) (illustration). [Takaji Matsui]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the African bullfrog is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体長10cm以下の種類が多いが,体長が30~40cm(記録(ギネスブック1997年版)では1989年,カメルーンのサナガ川で捕れた個体は36.83cm)に達する世界最大のカエル,アフリカ産ゴライアスガエルConraua goliath(英名goliath frog)(イラスト)も含まれる。これに次いで大型のアフリカウシガエルPyxicephalus adspersus)(イラスト)は地中生活者で,産卵期には雄は沼で卵や幼生を守り,近寄る敵はそれがたとえゾウであってもとびかかるといわれる。あごの力が強く指をかまれると歯で傷つくほど。…

【ウシガエル】より

…近年ではこの後肢肉は,食用として逆にアメリカに出荷されている。ウシガエルの名は,姿の似たナンベイウシガエルLeptodactylus pentadactylus(全長20cm)やアフリカウシガエルPxicephalus adspersus(全長22cm)(イラスト)などの大型種にも付せられている。【松井 孝爾】。…

※「アフリカウシガエル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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