Pacific Horned Frog | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Leptodactylidae |
Genus: | Ceratophrys |
Species: | C. stolzmanni |
Binomial name | |
Ceratophrys stolzmanni Steindachner, 1882 |
The Pacific Horned Frog (Ceratophrys stolzmanni) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is kept as a pet. Specimens in the United States were inported by Understory Enterprises.