Venezuelan horned frog

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Venezuelan horned frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratophryidae
Genus: Ceratophrys
Species:
C. calcarata
Binomial name
Ceratophrys calcarata
Boulenger, 1890

The Colombian horned frog [2] or Venezuelan horned frog (Ceratophrys calcarata) is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ceratophrys calcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T56336A85857371. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56336A85857371.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Ceratophrys calcarata, Amphibian Species of the World 5.6