The Devil Frog

Good day ladies and gents! This article of mine talks about the ancient amphibian named the “devil frog”. The “devil frog” is an endangered species that lived in Madagascar in the late 65 million to 70 million years ago. This amphibian is named Beelzebufo ampinga. This prehistoric frog is so big that some say it may have dined on a new born baby dinosaur.
Scientist discovered this creature on February 19, 2008 by a paleontologist named Dr. David Krause. He led a team who discovered and found the fossils of the enormous amphibian on the African island. They say that this fossil weighed 10 pounds, and it is around 16 inches long. The incredible body structures of this amphibian is the one of the most interesting thing about this amphibian, it is sported a protective shield, a very wide mouth, and very powerful jaws. Dr. David Krause said that “It’s not outside the realm of possibility that Beelzebufo took down lizards and mammals and even smaller frogs, and even – considering its size – possibly hatchling dinosaurs.”

This Beelzebufo is said to be closely related to modern South American frogs known as “Pac-Men” because of their huge mouths. But they say that this Beelzebufo is much larger than any of its relatives or any other living frogs. As if it had taken steroids. Some say it is meaner than any of its brethren. Though scientists say that this “devil frog” resides in Madagascar, some of its modern-day cousins are said to live in South America. Scientists indicated that it jumped continents using a land bridge that connected Madagascar, Antarctica and South America.
For me, the discovery of this species is quite interesting. I don’t expect that there is a species like this would exist. An amphibian that weighs 10 pounds and have a length of 16 inches long would live in Earth long ago. But I think this is a great discovery in the field of science.


-Joseph Karlo F. Babera