Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Conrauidae
Genus: Conraua
Species: C. alleni – C. beccarii – C. crassipes – C. derooi – C. goliath – C. robusta
Name
Conraua Nieden, 1908
Type species: Conraua robusta Nieden, 1908
Synonyms
Conraua Nieden, 1908
Pseudoxenopus Barbour & Loveridge, 1927
Paleorana Scortecci, 1931
Gigantorana Noble, 1931
Hydrobatrachus Stadie, 1962
References
Nieden, 1908, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 3: 497.
Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Conraua access date 23 June 2008
Vernacular names
English: Slippery Frogs
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]
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
The name of the genus honours Gustav Conrau, a German trader and labour recruiter in Cameroon and the collector of the holotype of Conraua robusta, the type species of the genus.[1][7]
Species
The 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, and Rödel, 2021
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conraua.
References
Nieden, F. (1908). "Die Amphibienfauna von Kamerun ". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 3: 491–518.
Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Conraua Nieden, 1908". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. 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.
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.
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