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South American Horned Frogs
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South American Horned Frogs

Ceratophrys

Ceratophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratophryidae. They are also known as South American horned frogs as well as Pacman frogs due to their characteristically round shape and large mouth, thus reminiscent of the video game character Pac-Man.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Amazonian Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys cornuta

Chacoan Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys cranwelli

Bell's Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys ornata

Venezuelan Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys calcarata

Pacific Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys stolzmanni

Caatinga Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys joazeirensis

Brazilian Horned Frog

speciesCeratophrys aurita

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 22843.