 Fast moving rivers/streams  Rain forest  Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, West Africa

 Eats insects  crustaceans (crabs)  Fish  other amphibians

 Tadpoles are herbivores  Eat water plants

 3 feet long  Weighs 7 lbs  Head and body length-12.5 inches  Legs- 2.5 feet

 22° C  77° F

 Only preyed on by humans  Indigenous tribes use goliath frogs for medicine and food

 Mating season is July and August  Reproduce sexually  Several hundreds of eggs  Takes days for tadpoles to develop

 Do not survive long when captive  Usually die during transport  Require an extremely large area with live plants  Require live food

 Natural habitats such as Monte Alen National Park have been declared protected areas  Only 600 frogs have been permitted to be exported each year

 Hunting  Habitat destruction  Being captured by private collectors  Listed as endangered species on December 8, 1994

 Can live up to 15 years  Have no vocal sac  Eat crabs  Second toe is the longest  Can leap 10 feet  Discovered in 1906  Do not breed  Sale for $3000

 What tribe in west Africa uses Goliath Frogs as medicine and food?  How long does it take for tadpoles to develop?  Where are the frogs located in West Africa?  Goliath frogs eat crustaceans. What are crustaceans?  How long can the Goliath frog live?

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