The African Bullfrog Explained
The African bullfrog lives across southern and eastern Africa. 4 kg. Females are half the size of males.
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The African bullfrog lives across southern and eastern Africa. Males reach 24.5 cm long and weigh up to 1.4 kg.
Females are half the size of males. Juveniles are bright green with a yellow stripe down the back.
This voracious carnivore eats insects, rodents, reptiles, fish, and other amphibians. One zoo frog ate 17 juvenile Rinkhals snakes.
In dry weather, African bullfrogs form a cocoon over their body except the nostrils. Rain softens it so they emerge. Rain is the only accepted alarm clock.
African bullfrog can live a very long life in captivity.
Breeding starts after 65 mm of rain over two days. Larger males occupy lek centres and fight rivals.
Females lay 3,000 to 4,000 eggs. The father guards the tadpoles and digs canals if the pool dries out.
Listed as least concern since July 2013, it's an exotic pet worldwide and a delicacy in Namibia.