Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Hylarana galamensis Duméril and Bibron 1841
(= Rana galamensis)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Common name: Marble-legged frog,
golden-backed frog, Lake Galam frog,
Galam white-lipped frog, yellowstriped frog.
Distribution: Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Central African Republic,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi,
Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, United Republic
of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia borders
(AmphibiaWeb, 2014c).
Habitat: Permanent bodies of water
within savannas.
Description: It is large, plump ranid
species with comparatively short
hind legs. Largest male measures
77.4 mm and largest female reaches
62 mm (snout-vent length). However,
males are normally smaller than
females. Snout is moderately pointed.
Tympanum is clearly visible, reaching
about 0.8 of the eye diameter. Males
have paired lateral vocal sacs and
large glands on the ventral side of the
upper arm. Distinct flat, large dorsolateral ridges run from the posterior
eye border to the end of the body. Skin
has large flat warts on the flank and
posterior back regions, but smooth or
finely granulated otherwise. Forelegs
are sturdy and toes are without discs.
Basic body color varies from drab pale
brown to dark brown. Dorsum appears
comparatively uniform, showing just
several paler yellow spots in the anal
region and on the thighs, producing
a mottled pattern. Iris is golden to
orange. A pale yellow to pale orange
stripe runs from the nostril across
the eyelid and along the dorsolateral
ridge to the body end. On the body,
these slightly prominent bands are
lined by dark brown to black borders.
Upper lip is white, stretching further
to the groin as a line of the same color
with straight to slightly undulating
black borders. Flanks show the same
color as the back, bearing several flat
yellowish warts with dark borders
(AmphibiaWeb, 2014c).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g DM)
Protein CHO a Fiber Lipid Ash
53.74
29.04 1.60
9.52 6.10
a Carbohydrate.
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Hylarana galamensis Duméril and Bibron 1841
(= Rana galamensis)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Common name: Marble-legged frog,
golden-backed frog, Lake Galam frog,
Galam white-lipped frog, yellowstriped frog.
Distribution: Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Central African Republic,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi,
Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, United Republic
of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia borders
(AmphibiaWeb, 2014c).
Habitat: Permanent bodies of water
within savannas.
Description: It is large, plump ranid
species with comparatively short
hind legs. Largest male measures
77.4 mm and largest female reaches
62 mm (snout-vent length). However,
males are normally smaller than
females. Snout is moderately pointed.
Tympanum is clearly visible, reaching
about 0.8 of the eye diameter. Males
have paired lateral vocal sacs and
large glands on the ventral side of the
upper arm. Distinct flat, large dorsolateral ridges run from the posterior
eye border to the end of the body. Skin
has large flat warts on the flank and
posterior back regions, but smooth or
finely granulated otherwise. Forelegs
are sturdy and toes are without discs.
Basic body color varies from drab pale
brown to dark brown. Dorsum appears
comparatively uniform, showing just
several paler yellow spots in the anal
region and on the thighs, producing
a mottled pattern. Iris is golden to
orange. A pale yellow to pale orange
stripe runs from the nostril across
the eyelid and along the dorsolateral
ridge to the body end. On the body,
these slightly prominent bands are
lined by dark brown to black borders.
Upper lip is white, stretching further
to the groin as a line of the same color
with straight to slightly undulating
black borders. Flanks show the same
color as the back, bearing several flat
yellowish warts with dark borders
(AmphibiaWeb, 2014c).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (g/100 g DM)
Protein CHO a Fiber Lipid Ash
53.74
29.04 1.60
9.52 6.10
a Carbohydrate.