Giant Ditch Frog Article Index for
Giant
Shopping
Ditch
Website Links For
Giant
 

Information About

Giant Ditch Frog




  Name Giant Ditch Frog
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Amphibia
  Ordo Anura
  Subordo Neobatrachia
  Familia Leptodactylidae
  Genus ''' Leptodactylus '''
  Species '''''L fallax'''''
  Binomial ''Leptodactylus fallax''
  Binomial Authority (Müller, 1926 )


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 critical endangered. The population is estimated to 8000 individuals. One of the main threats is human consumption.

The Giant Dith Frog is Terrestrial and Nocturnal . The adults are 16 cm long.