Common Name: Saber-toothed Frog, Sierra Leone Water Frog, Common Toothed Frog
Scientific Name: Odontobatrachus natator
Family: Odontobatrachidae
Location: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Female Size: 1.8 – 2.4 inches (44.6 – 61.1 mm)
Male Size: 1.7 – 2.0 inches (42.6 – 52.5 mm)
The Saber-toothed Frog gets their name from the sharp teeth that they possess. They live near forested, fast moving mountain streams. Even their tadpoles are adept at living in the streams. They are elongated with sucker-like mouths that allow them to stick onto rocks.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assesses the Saber-toothed Frog as Least Concern for Extinction. This is due to their wide range and large population. Potential future threats to the frog is mainly habitat loss due to urbanization, agriculture, and logging expansion.