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Ceratophryines; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – Holocene, 70–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Ceratophrys ornata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Superfamily:	Hyloidea
Family:	Ceratophryidae; Tschudi, 1838
Genera
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Ceratophryinae, known as common horned frogs, is a subfamily of leptodactylid frogs found in South America. Fossils of the giant Beelzebufo from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana.^[1] Despite the common name, not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like projections at the eyes. All are carnivorous, terrestrial or semiaquatic, and notably thickset with proportionally large heads and mouths. Some species (especially from the genera Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) are popular in herpetoculture.

Genera

†Beelzebufo Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 (fossil)
Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
Chacophrys Reig & Limeses, 1963
- Chacophrys pierottii (Vellard, 1948)
Lepidobatrachus Budgett, 1899
Macrogenioglottus Carvalho, 1946
- Macrogenioglottus alipioi Carvalho, 1946
Odontophrynus Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862
Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920

References

^ Dybas, Cheryl (2008-02-18). "Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'". Press Release 08-025. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.

http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=Ceratophryinae&genus=&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment=

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[nsf-1] Dybas, Cheryl (2008-02-18). "Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'". Press Release 08-025. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.

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-'''Ceratophryidae''', known as '''common horned frogs''', are a family of [[frog]]s found in [[South America]].  Fossils of the giant ''[[Beelzebufo]]'' from [[Cretaceous]] [[Madagascar]] suggest the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric [[supercontinent]] of [[Gondwana]].<ref name="nsf">{{cite web |url= http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111119&org=NSF&from=news |title= Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell' |publisher= [[National Science Foundation]] |last= Dybas |first= Cheryl |work= Press Release 08-025 |date= 2008-02-18 |accessdate= 2008-02-19 }}</ref> Despite the common name, not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like projections at the eyes. All are [[carnivorous]], [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] or semi[[Aquatic animal|aquatic]], and notably thickset with proportionally large heads and mouths. Some species (especially from the genera ''Ceratophrys'' and ''Lepidobatrachus'') are popular in [[herpetoculture]].
+'''Ceratophryinae''', known as '''common horned frogs''', is a [[subfamily]] of [[Leptodactylidae|leptodactylid]] [[frog]]s found in [[South America]].  Fossils of the giant ''[[Beelzebufo]]'' from [[Cretaceous]] [[Madagascar]] suggest the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric [[supercontinent]] of [[Gondwana]].<ref name="nsf">{{cite web |url= http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111119&org=NSF&from=news |title= Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell' |publisher= [[National Science Foundation]] |last= Dybas |first= Cheryl |work= Press Release 08-025 |date= 2008-02-18 |accessdate= 2008-02-19 }}</ref> Despite the common name, not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like projections at the eyes. All are [[carnivorous]], [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] or semi[[Aquatic animal|aquatic]], and notably thickset with proportionally large heads and mouths. Some species (especially from the genera ''Ceratophrys'' and ''Lepidobatrachus'') are popular in [[herpetoculture]].
 ==Genera==