The hairy frog, also called the horror frog or Wolverine frog, is a Central African frog whose common name comes from the hair like structures that grow on the body and thighs of breeding males. It is usually treated as the single species of its own genus, Trichobatrachus, though its genetics suggest it may actually belong with the related genus Astylosternus.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm)Terrestrial and Freshwater 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameTrichobatrachus robustus 2 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Hairy Frog (Wikidata)
In Biome
River, Biomes Source GBIF: Trichobatrachus robustus
Source GBIF: Trichobatrachus robustus
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hairy Frog
WikipediaRelationship with humans
They are hunted with long spears or machetes.
Section: Description
Adults feed on slugs, myriapods, spiders, beetles, and grasshoppers
Section: Description (habitat sentence)
The species is terrestrial, but returns to the water for breeding, where egg masses are laid onto rocks in streams.
Section: Description; begins "The species is terrestrial, but returns to the w"
The species is terrestrial, but returns to the water for breeding, where egg masses are laid onto rocks in streams.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source 2. Hairy Frog (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1028620 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
GBIF: Trichobatrachus robustus
GBIFIn Biome: River, Descriptions: habitat
It lives in fast-flowing rivers in lowland rainforest, and in secondary and agricultural habitats, including tea plantations.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Descriptions: habitat
It lives in fast-flowing rivers in lowland rainforest, and in secondary and agricultural habitats, including tea plantations.
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