Lepidobatrachus laevis

teeth and two "fangs" on the lower jaw. They have extremely short and stubby limbs and the forelimbs are unwebbed. L. laevis is dark olive green with darker blotches outlined in orange. The males have a dark blue throat.^[4]

nocturnal and hunt at night, submerged up to their nostrils waiting for prey to pass by. They then lunge and swallow the prey whole.^[8] They feed on other frogs, insects, and snails.^[9] Both adults and tadpoles of the species are known to be occasional cannibals.^[8][10][11] The tadpoles of this species are obligate carnivores that swallow their prey whole.^[10] The diet of L. laevis tadpoles is similar to that of adults and includes snails, insects, other tadpoles, and crustaceans.^[9] They have a different gut morphology than non-carnivorous tadpoles.^[11]

cannibalistic at the time of hatching and have nearly adult jaws. They sexually mature in about a year.^[12]

habitat loss but there is a large total population size. The species is listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining rapidly enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.^[1]