The Argentine horned frog is a heavy bodied South American grassland frog, family Ceratophryidae, with an enormous mouth relative to its size, earning it the nickname Pacman frog. It buries itself in soil or leaf litter with only its eyes exposed and ambushes passing prey, including animals nearly as large as itself.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Wikidata: Argentine Horned Frog
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Argentine Horned Frog
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Argentine Horned Frog
Wikipedia- It is also kept as an exotic pet
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = NT
- In Biome: Grassland, Wikipedia intro: "idae. The species is endemic to South America. It is the most common species of horned frog, in the grasslands of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. A voracious eat..."
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Argentine Horned Frog
Wikidata- Wikidata Q954868, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Wikidata Q954868 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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