Surinam horned frog

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iSurinam horned frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Ceratophrys
Species: C. cornuta
Binomial name
Ceratophrys cornuta
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), is a bulky frog measuring up to 20 cm found in the northern part of South America. It has an exceptionally wide mouth, and has horn-like projections above its eyes. Females lay up to 1,000 eggs at a time, and wrap them around aquatic plants. The frog feeds off of other frogs, lizards, and mice. Tadpoles of the Surinam horned frog attack each other (and tadpoles from other species) soon after being hatched.

[edit] References

  • La Marca et al (2004). Ceratophrys cornuta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005, pg. 445
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