Giant ditch frog

The Giant ditch frog is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Giant Ditch Frog (Leptodactylus fallax) is a frog that lives in Dominica and Montserrat. The population has declined 80% in the last ten years and this species is now critically endangered. The population is estimated to 8000 individuals. More

The giant ditch frog originally inhabited at least the five islands mentioned above in the Lesser Antilles. More

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The Giant Ditch Frog, also known as the Mountain Chicken by locals due to its size and the taste of its flesh, is confined to two small islands in the Carribbean: Montserrat and Dominica. More

The mountain chicken, or giant ditch frog, is one of the largest frogs in the world weighing in at more than 2lbs. A zoo spokesman said: “The mountain chicken might be one of the most-confusing animals in the world. More

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The nocturnal and edible Giant Ditch Frog of Dominica and Montserrat is an endangered species due to human consumption. Because it is hunted for food, this creature with about 800 remaining individuals is locally known as Mountain Chicken. More

* Leptodactylus fallax – Giant Ditch Frog, Mountain Chicken * Leptodactylus flavopictus * Leptodactylus fragilis – Mexican White-lipped Frog * Leptodactylus furnarius * Leptodactylus fuscus – rana picuda, rana silbador (Spanish) More

This frog, known both as the giant ditch frog and the mountain chicken, is critically endangered, with a population decline of around 80% in the last 10 years, following volcanic eruptions during the 1990s and subsequent predation by feral pigs and rats. More

This frog, known both as the giant ditch frog and the mountain chicken, is critically endangered, with a population decline of around 80% in the last 10 years. More

• The mountain chicken frog or giant ditch frog is brown and black, is critically endangered because of about 80% decline in the last 10 years because of a volcanic eruption in the 1990s. More