Ceratophryinae
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| Ceratophryines Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – Holocene, 70–0Ma | |
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| Ceratophrys ornata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratophryinae Tschudi, 1838 |
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Ceratophryidae, known as common horned frogs, are a family of the frogs. All species in this family live in South America. Fossils of the giant Beelzebufo from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest that the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana.[1] Despite the common name, not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like projections at the eyes. All are carnivorous, terrestrial or semi-aquatic and notably thickset with proportionally large heads and mouths. Some species (especially from the genera Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) are popular in herpetoculture.
Genera
- †Beelzebufo Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 (fossil)
- Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
- Chacophrys Reig & Limeses, 1963
- Chacophrys pierottii (Vellard, 1948)
- Lepidobatrachus Budgett, 1899
- Macrogenioglottus Carvalho, 1946
- Macrogenioglottus alipioi Carvalho, 1946
- Odontophrynus Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862
- Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
References
- ↑ Dybas, Cheryl (2008-02-18). "Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'". Press Release 08-025. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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