Adult and juvenile goliath frogs are carnivorous, eating insects, worms, spiders, scorpions, fish, other frogs, and small mammals. Tadpoles feed exclusively on the aquatic plant Dicraeia warmingii, which is found on rocks in rapids and near waterfalls. Their dependence on this plant at such a critical life stage likely accounts for the frog’s narrow distribution.
What do goliath frogs eat?
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What is the size and weight of the goliath frog?
The goliath frog can grow as long as 32 cm (12.6 inches), and the largest adults (which are often females) can weigh 3 kg (6.6 pounds) or more. It is the world’s largest living frog species. Researchers suggest that the physical demands of moving rocks to prepare nest sites selected for stronger and larger individuals, which, over time, led to the frog’s large size.