Goliath frog Facts for Kids
Conraua goliath · kon-ROW-uh guh-LY-ath
The biggest frog in the world, and it hardly makes a sound.
- 🏃 speed: not yet checked
- ⚖️ 7.3 lb3.3 kg1
- 📏 13 in32 cm1 long
- 🎂 lifespan: not yet checked
- 🍽️ meat
- In danger (Endangered)
The goliath frog is the biggest frog on Earth. It lives by fast rivers in Africa. It is a strong swimmer and a big jumper.
A goliath frog lives beside rushing rivers and waterfalls in African rainforest. It has no vocal sac, the pouch other frogs use to make loud calls, so it is almost silent. It clears small pools by moving stones and lays its eggs there.
Goliath frogs are the largest frogs alive. Their tadpoles need clear, fast, oxygen-rich water, so the frogs live only along a few rivers in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. They are endangered because forests are cut down and rivers get muddy, and because some are caught for food. Protected areas and local scientists are helping to keep them safe.
How big is a goliath frog?
Goliath frog in numbers
| Length | 13 in32 cm1head and body, sitting; legs stretched out it is much longer |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | no checked number yet |
| Weight | 7.3 lb3.3 kg1the most recorded |
| Top speed | no checked number yet |
| How long it lives | no checked number yet |
| What it eats | insects, freshwater crabs and other small animals |
| Where it lives | fast rivers and waterfalls in the rainforests of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea in Africa |
| What kind | Amphibians |
| Is it in danger? | In danger (Endangered)2 |
A number we couldn’t find on a page we trust says so, instead of guessing.
Wow!
- Its strong back legs make it a powerful swimmer.
- It moves stones to make a nest pool for its eggs.
- Its tadpoles need fast, clean water.
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Where these numbers come from
- Federal Register (US Fish and Wildlife Service), checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, Goliath frog (Q739887), checked 30 October 2026.