Brazilian horned frog

Species of amphibian

Brazilian horned frog

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Anura
Family:  | Ceratophryidae
Genus:  | Ceratophrys
Species:  |

C. aurita

Binomial name
Ceratophrys aurita

(Raddi, 1823)

Synonyms

* Ceratophrys dorsata
* Ceratophrys varia

The Brazilian horned frog (Ceratophrys aurita) is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae.[1] It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds.[2]

## Lifespan

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Members of the genus Ceratophrys, which includes the Brazilian horned frog, generally lives between 1 and 6 years in the wild, but can live up to 15 years in captivity.

## Gallery

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## References

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1. ^ a b Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto, Magno Vicente Segalla (2004). "Ceratophrys aurita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56335A11463751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56335A11463751.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "Horned Frog - Brazilian". CentralPets.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-10-15.

Taxon identifiers

Ceratophrys aurita|

* Wikidata: Q1391753
* Wikispecies: Ceratophrys aurita
* ADW: Ceratophrys_aurita
* AmphibiaWeb: 5718
* ASW: Ceratophrys-aurita
* BioLib: 125254
* BOLD: 257755
* CoL: SNT4
* EoL: 1010519
* GBIF: 2424451
* iNaturalist: 22850
* IRMNG: 10762205
* ITIS: 550308
* IUCN: 56335
* NCBI: 1594394
* Open Tree of Life: 3620342

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