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Possible the largest frog to have ever graced this Earth with its presence.
Its name, Beelzebufo ampinga, came from Beelzebub, the Greek for devil, and bufo, Latin for toad. Ampinga means shield, named after an armour-like part of its anatomy.
Beelzebufo (pronounced bee-el-zeh-BOOF-oh) was 41 centimetres long and weighed an estimated 4.5 kilograms.
For all you non-metric people, thats about 16 inches long and 10 lbs! Thats one big frog. The largest frog is considered to be the Goliath Frog from Cameroon at about 12 inches long and up to 7 lbs, though a Cane Toad was found last year weighing in at 8 lbs.
'Devil' frog ate dinos for breakfast
Ancient "devil frog" may have eaten baby dinosaurs
Scientists find fossil of 'frog from hell' in Madagascar
"Frog From Hell" Fossil Located
Fossil of Giant "Devil Frog" Discovered
How about that for some awesome headlines? I do find it odd that this discovery brings into question what we thought we knew about ancient geography, but they can still be certain that its origin is HELL! An armored frog with teeth, that would certainly make amphibian monitoring a bit more dangerous. Its great this is become a global story, I have received emails and article clippings from many friends and family. Hopefully this will get everyone thinking about frogs for leap day, even if it is snowing outside their window like mine.