Chilean Helmeted Bullfrog
Calyptocephalella gayi
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Amphibians
Calyptocephalella is a genus of frogs in the family Calyptocephalellidae. It is represented by a single living species, Calyptocephalella gayi, commonly known as the helmeted water toad, Chilean helmeted bull frog, or wide-mouthed toad. Additionally, there are a few extinct species that are only known from Late Cretaceous and Paleogene fossil remains from Patagonia in South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. The helmeted water toad living today is aquatic to semi-aquatic, and found in deep ponds and reservoirs in central Chile and possibly adjacent west-central Argentina.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Calyptocephalellidae
- Genus
- Calyptocephalella