Conraua
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Conraua is a genus of large true frog
True frog
The true frogs, family Ranidae, have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on most continents except Antarctica...

s from Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...

 that all are closely associated with water. Four of the six species in this genus are threatened
Threatened species
Threatened species are any speciesg animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.The World Conservation Union is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories,...

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Species

  • Conraua alleni
    Conraua alleni
    Conraua alleni is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....

    (Barbour & Loveridge, 1927).
  • Conraua beccarii
    Conraua beccarii
    Conraua beccarii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and freshwater marshes.It is...

    (Boulenger, 1911).
  • Conraua crassipes
    Conraua crassipes
    Conraua crassipes is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, possibly Angola, and possibly Central African Republic....

    (Buchholz & Peters In Peters, 1875).
  • Conraua derooi
    Conraua derooi
    Conraua derooi is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Ghana and Togo.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

    Hulselmans, 1972.
  • Goliath frog
    Goliath frog
    The goliath frog, Conraua goliath is the largest extant anuran on Earth. It can grow up to 33 cm in length from snout to vent, and weighs up to 3 kg . This animal has a relatively small habitat range, mainly in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea...

    , Conraua goliath (Boulenger, 1906).
  • Conraua robusta
    Conraua robusta
    Conraua robusta is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest....

    Nieden, 1908.
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