paradoxical frog

Etymology
So called because it is larger as a tadpole than as an adult frog.

Noun

 * , a species of frog unusual because it is larger as a tadpole (up to 25 cm or 10 in. long) than as an adult (about a quarter of that length).

Translations

 * French:
 * Russian: удиви́тельная лягу́шка, гвиа́нская водяна́я жа́ба
 * Turkish: paradoks kurbağası