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Argentine Horned Frog

Amphibians

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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Ceratophrys ornata 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anura, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Argentine Horned Frog

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Argentine Horned Frog
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ecuador

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Uruguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Argentine Horned Frog
Wikipedia
  • It is also kept as an exotic pet
  • Article text
    A voracious eater, it will attempt to swallow anything that moves close to its wide mouth, such as insects, rodents, passerine birds, snakes, lizards, and other frogs, even if this predator would suffocate in the process.
  • Infobox: 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..."
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2. GBIF Species API
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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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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