Amazonian Horned Frog
Ceratophrys cornuta
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
The Surinam horned frog, also known as Amazonian horned frog, is a bulky frog measuring up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) 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 eats other frogs, fish, lizards, and mice. Tadpoles of the Surinam horned frog attack each other soon after being hatched.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ceratophryidae
- Genus
- Ceratophrys