Caatinga horned frog
Caatinga horned frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
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[]
- ^ Gabriel Skuk, Flora Junca (2004). "Ceratophrys joazeirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56339A11464428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56339A11464428.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- 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. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
External links[]
- Photo: Ceratophrys joazeirensis ceratophrys.com
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ceratophrys
- Amphibians of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fauna of the Caatinga
- Amphibians described in 1986
- Amphibian stubs