goliath frog

Japanese: goliath frog(英語表記)goliathfrog
goliath frog

...Generally, there are no suckers on the fingers, and even if they do, they do not develop. Most species are under 10 cm long, but the largest frog in the world, the African Goliath Frog ( Conraua goliath ) (illustration), can reach a body length of 30 to 40 cm (the Guinness World Record, 1997 edition, shows that an individual caught in the Sanaga River in Cameroon in 1989 was 36.83 cm long). The next largest, the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus ) (illustration), lives underground, and during the spawning season, males protect their eggs and larvae in the swamps, and are said to pounce on any enemy that approaches, even if it is an elephant.

Goliath frog is a creature that lives in the forest.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に指には吸盤がなく,あっても発達しない。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。…

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