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The '''Ceratophryidae''', also known as '''common horned frogs''', are a family of [[frog]]s found in [[South America]]. It is a relatively small family with three [[Extant taxon|extant]] genera and 12 species.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratophryidae |title=Ceratophryidae Tschudi, 1838 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ceratophryidae.shtml |title=Ceratophryidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=Blackburn2011>{{cite journal |author1=Blackburn, D.C. |author2=Wake, D.B. |last-author-amp=yes | title=Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness | journal=Zootaxa| volume=3148| year=2011| pages=39–55| url=http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p055.pdf}}</ref> However, fossils of the giant ''[[Beelzebufo]]'' from [[Cretaceous]] [[Madagascar]] suggest the taxon may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric [[supercontinent]] of [[Gondwana]].<ref name="nsf">{{cite web |url= https://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>
The '''Ceratophryidae''', also known as '''common horned frogs''', are a family of [[frog]]s found in [[South America]]. It is a relatively small family with three [[Extant taxon|extant]] genera and 12 species.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratophryidae |title=Ceratophryidae Tschudi, 1838 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ceratophryidae.shtml |title=Ceratophryidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |accessdate=13 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209121203/http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ceratophryidae.shtml |archive-date=9 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Blackburn2011>{{cite journal |author1=Blackburn, D.C. |author2=Wake, D.B. |last-author-amp=yes | title=Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness | journal=Zootaxa| volume=3148| year=2011| pages=39–55| url=http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p055.pdf}}</ref> However, fossils of the giant ''[[Beelzebufo]]'' from [[Cretaceous]] [[Madagascar]] suggest the taxon may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric [[supercontinent]] of [[Gondwana]].<ref name="nsf">{{cite web |url= https://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 family have the horn-like projections at the eyes.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}} They have a relatively large head with big mouth, and they are ambush predators able to consume large prey, including lizards, other frogs, and small mammals. They inhabit arid areas and are seasonal breeders, depositing many small eggs in aquatic habitats. [[Tadpole]]s are free-living and carnivorous (''[[Ceratophrys]]'' and ''[[Lepidobatrachus]]'') or grazers (''[[Chacophrys]]'').<ref name=VittCaldwell>{{cite book|title=Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles |edition=4th |first1=Laurie J.|last1= Vitt|first2=Janalee P. |last2=Caldwell |last-author-amp=yes |publisher=Academic Press|year=2014|pages=496–497}}</ref>
Despite the common name, not all species in the family have the horn-like projections at the eyes.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}} They have a relatively large head with big mouth, and they are ambush predators able to consume large prey, including lizards, other frogs, and small mammals. They inhabit arid areas and are seasonal breeders, depositing many small eggs in aquatic habitats. [[Tadpole]]s are free-living and carnivorous (''[[Ceratophrys]]'' and ''[[Lepidobatrachus]]'') or grazers (''[[Chacophrys]]'').<ref name=VittCaldwell>{{cite book|title=Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles |edition=4th |first1=Laurie J.|last1= Vitt|first2=Janalee P. |last2=Caldwell |last-author-amp=yes |publisher=Academic Press|year=2014|pages=496–497}}</ref>

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Ceratophryidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – Holocene, 93.60–0 Ma
Ceratophrys ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Hyloidea
Family: Ceratophryidae
Tschudi, 1838
Genera

3 extant genera, see text.

The Ceratophryidae, also known as common horned frogs, are a family of frogs found in South America. It is a relatively small family with three extant genera and 12 species.[1][2][3] However, fossils of the giant Beelzebufo from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest the taxon may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana.[4]

Despite the common name, not all species in the family have the horn-like projections at the eyes.[citation needed] They have a relatively large head with big mouth, and they are ambush predators able to consume large prey, including lizards, other frogs, and small mammals. They inhabit arid areas and are seasonal breeders, depositing many small eggs in aquatic habitats. Tadpoles are free-living and carnivorous (Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) or grazers (Chacophrys).[5]

Some species (especially from the genera Ceratophrys and Lepidobatrachus) are popular in herpetoculture.[citation needed]

Taxonomy

Placement of this clade has varied considerably over time, having been a subfamily within the Leptodactylidae for a long while. Later on, it has been raised to family level, either broadly defined, including the Telmatobiidae and Batrachylidae (as subfamilies Telmatobiinae and Batrachylinae, respectively[5]), or as now is commonly accepted, as a smaller family with three genera.[1][2][3]

Genera

The extant genera are:[1][2]

In addition, a number of fossil taxa are included in this family, at least provisionally:[3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ceratophryidae Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Ceratophryidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Dybas, Cheryl (2008-02-18). "Scientists Discover 'Giant Fossil Frog from Hell'". Press Release 08-025. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  5. ^ a b Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. pp. 496–497. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Martín, C.; Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/". Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
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