Argentine horned frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Argentine horned frog lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ceratophrys ornata
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Ceratophryidae

Is the Argentine horned frog endangered?

The Argentine horned frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Argentine horned frog?

The Argentine horned frog (Ceratophrys ornata) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Ceratophryidae, genus Ceratophrys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Argentine horned frog

The Argentine horned frog (Ceratophrys ornata), also known as the Argentine wide-mouthed frog, ornate horned frog, ornate horned toad, ornate pacman frog, or just the pacman frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratophryidae. The species is endemic to South America. It is the most common species of horned frog, in the grasslands of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. A voracious eater, it will attempt to swallow anything that moves close to its wide mouth, such as insects, rodents, passerine birds, snakes, lizards, and other frogs, even if this predator would suffocate in the process. It is also kept as an exotic pet. The nickname "pacman frog" is a reference to the popular 1980's arcade game Pac-Man, where Pac-Man himself eats quite a lot, and has a mouth that takes up most of its body, much like the Argentine horned frog.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Argentine horned frog (revision 1354923712), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q954868 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).