Villagers in the Solomon Islands have been left stunned after finding a frog the size of a human baby weighing almost a kilo.
The amphibian - a Cornufer guppyi frog - propped up on a local villager's knee after it had been found in the nearby bush in April.
The huge hopper - which usually will grow up to 10 inches long - the frog's full length as it covers half the body of a child from head to feet.
'We call them 'bush chicken' because some villages seem to like them more than chicken, but they're difficult to catch.
'A couple of dogs had caught this one and were playing with it in the bush, which is how I managed to get the photos of it.
'We did end up eating this one as it had already died but hopefully the next time we see one it will still be alive and we'll keep it that way.'
The Cornufer guppyi is one of the largest frogs in the world and found from New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands.
The species' population has been on the decline in recent years, but more because of logging and community settlements expanding into their natural habitat than hunting for food.
Chemicals found in the detergents used by humans washing their clothes in nearby streams harms the frogs' sensitive skin.
The largest frog in the world is known as the Goliath frog. They are found in the tropical rainforest of central Africa, within the south western part of Cameroon and north of Equatorial Guinea.
Specimens can grow up to 32 centimetres in length, and weigh up to 3.25 kilograms.
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The amphibian - a Cornufer guppyi frog - propped up on a local villager's knee after it had been found in the nearby bush in April.
It is named after Henry B. Guppy who collected the holotype from the Shortland Islands.
The huge hopper - which usually will grow up to 10 inches long - the frog's full length as it covers half the body of a child from head to feet.
It's common name: Shortland Island webbed frog or giant webbed frog.
Timber mill owner Jimmy Hugo, 35, was hunting wild pig on the outskirts of Honiara, Solomon Islands, when he came across the enormous amphibian.
Jimmy said: 'I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It is the biggest frog I have ever seen in my life. It was the same size as a human baby.
Timber mill owner Jimmy Hugo, 35, was hunting wild pig on the outskirts of Honiara, Solomon Islands, when he came across the enormous amphibian.
Jimmy said: 'I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It is the biggest frog I have ever seen in my life. It was the same size as a human baby.
'We call them 'bush chicken' because some villages seem to like them more than chicken, but they're difficult to catch.
'A couple of dogs had caught this one and were playing with it in the bush, which is how I managed to get the photos of it.
'We did end up eating this one as it had already died but hopefully the next time we see one it will still be alive and we'll keep it that way.'
The Cornufer guppyi is one of the largest frogs in the world and found from New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands.
The species' population has been on the decline in recent years, but more because of logging and community settlements expanding into their natural habitat than hunting for food.
Chemicals found in the detergents used by humans washing their clothes in nearby streams harms the frogs' sensitive skin.
The largest frog in the world is known as the Goliath frog. They are found in the tropical rainforest of central Africa, within the south western part of Cameroon and north of Equatorial Guinea.
Specimens can grow up to 32 centimetres in length, and weigh up to 3.25 kilograms.
Source: Daily Mail, Wikipedia
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