Brazilian horned frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| name =

| image = Brazilian Pacman in captivity.png

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto, Magno Vicente Segalla |date=2004 |title=Ceratophrys aurita |volume=2004 |page=e.T56335A11463751 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56335A11463751.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Ceratophrys aurita

| authority = (Raddi, 1823)

| synonyms = {{Specieslist

|Ceratophrys dorsata|

|Ceratophrys varia|

}}

}}

The Brazilian horned frog (Ceratophrys aurita) is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae.

It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds.{{cite web | url = http://www.centralpets.com/animals/reptiles/frogs/frg2506.html | title = Horned Frog - Brazilian | work = CentralPets.com | accessdate = 2008-10-15 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081006121552/http://www.centralpets.com/animals/reptiles/frogs/frg2506.html | archivedate = 2008-10-06 }}

Lifespan

Members of the genus Ceratophrys, which includes the Brazilian horned frog, generally lives between 1 and 6 years in the wild, but can live up to 15 years in captivity.

Gallery

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File:Ceratophrys dorsata Wied-Neuwied.jpg

References