Brazilian Horned Frog

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Brazilian Horned Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Ceratophrys
Species: C. aurita
Binomial name
Ceratophrys aurita
(Raddi, 1823)

The Brazilian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys aurita) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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