What type of animal is a Ceratophryidae?
Not all ceratophryidae are horned frogs, but they have large mouths which are common with all the species which belong to this family. Earlier, these frogs were part of the Leptodactylidae family, and then later on they were divided into a smaller family of Ceratophryidae, order Anura and now also includes species from Telmatobiidae and Batrachylidae.
Fun Ceratophryidae Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
Fun Ceratophryidae Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
Fun Ceratophryidae Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
Fun Ceratophryidae Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
What do they prey on? Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat? Carnivore
Average litter size? 300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh? 14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they? 3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats? Humans
What is their conservation status? Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
What do they prey on?
Lizards, small mammals, and other frogs
What do they eat?
Carnivore
Average litter size?
300-600 eggs
How much do they weigh?
14.1-16.9 oz (400-480 g)
How long are they?
3-8 in (7.6-20.3 cm)
How tall are they?
N/A
What do they look like?
Black, green, and yellow
Skin Type
Soft and moist skin
What were their main threats?
Humans
What is their conservation status?
Least Concern: the Surinam horned frog Near threatened: the Argentine horned frog
Where you’ll find them? Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
Where you’ll find them?
Dry Areas And Water Bodies
Locations
South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Ceratophrys
Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Ceratophrys
Class Amphibia
Family Ceratophryidae
