One of the worlds most threatened frogs, the oddly-named mountain chicken

(Leptodactylus fallax) is so called because its meat is said to taste like chicken.
This curious species is also one of the largest frogs in the world, with adult
females growing up to remarkable lengths of 21 centimetres (2).

The mountain chicken is highly variable in colour, with the upperparts varying from
a uniform chestnut-brown to being barred or even spotted (2). The colour becomes
more orange-yellow on the sides of the body, and pale yellow on the underparts (2).
A black line runs from the snout to the angle of the mouth, and the upper legs
often have broad banding (2) (3). The mountain chicken also has a distinctive,
dark-outlined fold from the back of the head to the groin, and large, conspicuous
eyes with dark pupils and a golden iris (3) (4).

The body of the mountain chicken is robust, with a large head and well-muscled legs
(3). The male mountain chicken may be distinguished from the female by its smaller
size, and by the black spur on each of its thumbs, which are used to clasp the
female during amplexus (the mating embrace) (3).