Common Name: Galam White-lipped Frog, Marbled-legged Frog, Golden White-lipped Frog, Lake Galam Frog
Scientific Name: Hylarana (Amnirana) galamensis
Family: Ranidae – True Frog family
Location:Â Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia (possibly Burundi, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Zimbabwe)
Female Size: 2.5 – 3.0 inches (63 – 75.5 mm)
Male Size: 2.8 – 3.2 inches(72 – 81 mm)
The Galam White-lipped Frog lives in the savannah near permanent bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and rivers throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa. The frog mates during the wet season. The male frogs call from the edges of water bodies to attract the females of the species. Once the female frog arrives, the male frog grabs her from behind in amplexus. Then, the female lays her eggs and the male fertilizes them. The females lay between 1500 to 4000 eggs on the surface. The eggs hatch in under 2 days. Neither parent provides any parental care for the offspring.
The frog is named after Lac or Lake Galam in Senegal where the first specimens where collected. The genus of the frog is kinda up to debate. It has switched back and forth between Hylarana and Amnirana a few times.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assess the Galam White-lipped Frog as Least Concern for Extinction. They have a mega large range, stretching across Africa. Also, the frog is fairly common throughout its range.