Biology:Caatinga horned frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Caatinga horned frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratophryidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophrys |
| Species: | C. joazeirensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophrys joazeirensis Mercadal, 1986
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The Caatinga horned frog (Ceratophrys joazeirensis) is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae. It is endemic to Brazil . Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. They are voracious predators that use a sit-and-wait feeding strategy to ambush prey, which includes ants and small vertebrates. They are also known to be explosive breeders.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (2022). "Ceratophrys joazeirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T56339A172216729. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56339/172216729. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Jorge, J.; Sales, R.; Kokubum, M.; Freire, E. (December 2015). "On the natural history of the Caatinga Horned Frog, Ceratophrys joazeirensis (Anura: Ceratophryidae), a poorly known species of northeastern Brazil". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 14 (2): 156. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v14i2p147-156. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290472141. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
External links
- Photo: Ceratophrys joazeirensis ceratophrys.com
Wikidata ☰ Q2946385 entry
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