AfricaLeast concern
African bullfrog
Pyxicephalus adspersus
A huge, round frog of the grasslands of southern Africa.
- Weight
- Up to 1.4 kg
- Size
- Up to 24 cm long
- Lifespan
- About 20 years
- Top speed
- Big jumps
- Diet
- Insects, mice, other frogs
How heavy is that?
About 3% of a 40 kg kid
Where it lives
Three things to know
- It can stay underground for months inside a cocoon made of its own dead skin.
- Fathers guard their tadpoles and even dig channels to save them.
- It has tooth-like points on its jaw and a strong bite.
Compare with…
- Weight
- African bullfrog1.4 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe kid weighs about 29× as much as the African bullfrog
- Size
- African bullfrog24 cmA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe kid is about 6× as big as the African bullfrog
- Top speed
- African bullfrog—A 10-year-old kid20 km/hToo slow to time
- Lifespan
- African bullfrog20 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 4× as long as the African bullfrog
Food chain
- LeavesProducer
- Insects
African bullfrogThis animal- Snakes