Biology:Caatinga horned frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Caatinga horned frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratophryidae
Genus: Ceratophrys
Species:
C. joazeirensis
Binomial name
Ceratophrys joazeirensis
Mercadal, 1986

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

  1. 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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2946385 entry