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[1] [2] [3] Perhaps because of its wide distribution, Boulenophrys parva is known under many common names, including concave-crowned horned toad, lesser stream horned frog, mountain horned frog, brown horn frog, Burmese spadefoot toad, and small spadefoot toad. [2] It inhabits evergreen broadleaf forests alongside streams. [1]
Brazilian horned frog or Wied's frog: Brazil. Ceratophrys calcarata Boulenger, 1890: Colombian horned frog: Colombia and Venezuela Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) Surinam horned frog: northern part of South America Ceratophrys cranwelli Barrio, 1980: Cranwell's horned frog: Gran Chaco region of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.
Horned frog is a common name used to identify several kinds of frogs with hornlike features: Asian horned frog , genus Megophrys of the mesobatrachian Megophryidae Rough horned frog , genus Borneophrys of the mesobatrachian Megophryidae
The Chaco horned frog is a small, round frog with short limbs. The snout-vent length ranges from 45.2 - 65.57 mm (1.67 - 2.58 in), and females are typically larger than males. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The head comprises almost half of an adult frog's body, with head length ranging from 20 – 24 mm (0.78 - 0.94 in), and head width ranging 19.16 – 29 ...
Autohaemorrhaging has been observed as occurring in two variations. [1] In the first form, blood is squirted toward a predator. The blood of these animals usually contains toxic compounds, making the behaviour an effective chemical defense mechanism. In the second form, blood is not squirted, but is slowly emitted from the animal's body.
Megophrys montana is a relatively large frog: males can reach 92 mm (3.6 in) in snout-vent length and females 111 mm (4.4 in). As their common name suggests, these frogs have "horns": their upper eyelids have horn-like elongations. [3]
Like many Pacman frogs, Cranwell's horned frog is very popular as a pet. As such, it should be kept in a humid environment such as an aquarium with moist substrate (not gravel). It should be fed a mixed diet of gut-loaded crickets, earthworms, small mice, and feeder fish. As a rule of thumb, it should be fed every 1–2 days until the age of 18 ...
All horned frogs, species of the genus Ceratophrys, hunt by remaining motionless, and waiting for prey. They will try to eat anything that can fit in their mouths and some things that can't. Argentine horned frogs have fat bodies that they can draw on as an emergency food source during the dry season or when food is scarce.