subject: 1 M In Length African Giant Frog [print this page] Africa may be frogs giant frog in the family of the largest size, an adult males feet have 3 kg weight, height about 30 centimeters, if its legs spread, they can be as 1 m. It is said that only suriname "analogy method Mali," toad can be compared with it. However, this rare frogs are in danger of extinction yangtze cruise, the name has the Washington treaties ban on international trade in endangered species of red list.
Africa giant frog living in southern Cameroon and northern equatorial guinea hot and humid virgin forest and the river. 20 years ago still almost everywhere, but now is different. To take this kind of gigantic frog photos, France's Paris race illustrated reporter, d "fu heat loose in a remote lang tropical forest looking for four months. She explains: "this kind of gigantic frog living environment is very special, it is only in the area of forest to survive, the average temperature in 25 degrees Celsius to 29 degrees Celsius between. But, for nearly 30 years, because of the villagers near from deforestation and cultivation, the giant frog farm life environment have been severely disrupted. In other areas, the river is polluted. Especially people use killing, Africa giant frog is facing extinction."
Africa giant frog soon be eaten
It is simple, the more people deforestation, in forest edible prey is too little, those in traditional depends on the life of the poor people hunting, had to turn to the frog eyes, because this frog of meat taste delicious pole. Not only the local people feed on giant frog yangtze river, in the big cities including WenDeHe douala, edible giant frog even became a kind of fashion, the party and got married also are not this dish.
In addition, Africa giant frog illegally trading is also very popular. The local people capture the frog in addition to their own consumption, but also to sell to the market, the frog has become they roll of financial resources. A 2 kilograms heavy frog to sell 2000-3000 African francs (about $4), if a head more males, can sell for 8000 African francs.
Africa giant frog with other frogs, using in vitro fertilization approach for breeding. Adult female frogs general dry season every year (December to April) in the steep rock on the bank and eggs, and then the frog come again to frog eggs are fertilized. It is, the frogs are often have no long to breeding time was to capture the human.
In the 1980 s, the United States still from African import a lot of giant frog for "high jump," this frog leaping ability is strong, can jump to the 5 meters high. Because long transportation, more than half of the giant frog in the road death. Although the international trade has been now banned, but some illegal trade is still in secretly
