Editing Goliath frog (section)

== Description ==
The male and female are very similar.<ref name=Halliday2016>{{cite book | author=Halliday, T. | year=2016 | title=The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World | page=527 | publisher=University of Chicago Press | isbn=978-0226184654 }}</ref> In a sample of 15 individuals, weights ranged between {{convert|600|and|3250|g|lb|abbr=on|1}}, and snout–vent lengths were between {{convert|17|and|32|cm|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name="sabater1985">{{cite journal |last1=Sabater-Pi |first1=J. |year=1985 |title=Contribution to the biology of the Giant Frog (''Conraua goliath'', Boulenger) |journal=Amphibia-Reptilia |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=143–153 |doi= 10.1163/156853885x00047}}</ref> In total length, including outstretched legs, the largest specimens can slightly exceed {{cvt|80|cm|in}}.<ref name=Colgan1982/> The heaviest verified specimen, caught in the [[Muni River]] system in 1960, weighed {{cvt|3305|g|lb|1}} and had a snout–vent length of {{cvt|34.0|cm|in}}.<ref name=Colgan1982/> The longest verified specimen, caught in the same river system in 1966, weighed {{cvt|3100|g|lb|1}} and had a snout–vent length of {{cvt|35.6|cm|in}}.<ref name=Colgan1982/> There are unverified claims of considerably larger specimens, but they are dubious.<ref name=Colgan1982/> Their eyes can be nearly {{Cvt|2.5|cm|4=1}} in diameter. The conspicuous [[tympanum (zoology)|tympanum]] has a diameter around {{Cvt|0.5|cm}} and is separated from the eye by about {{Cvt|5|cm}} in adults. Goliath frog eggs and tadpoles are about the same size as other frogs despite their very large adult form.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

A lateral fold extends from the eye to the posterior portion of the tympanum. Their toes are fully webbed, with large interdigital membranes extending down to the toe tips. The second toe is the longest. The skin on the [[dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] and on top of the limbs is granular. Dorsal coloration is green sienna, while the abdomen and ventral part of the limbs are yellow/orange.   They have acute hearing, but no [[vocal sac]], and also lack [[nuptial pad]]s.