Surinam horned frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Surinam horned frog lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ceratophrys cornuta
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Ceratophryidae

Where does the Surinam horned frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Surinam horned frog in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Benjamin Constant.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Surinam horned frog endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Surinam horned frog?

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

About the Surinam horned frog

The Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), also known as Amazonian horned frog, is a bulky frog measuring up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) found in the northern part of South America. It has an exceptionally wide mouth, and has horn-like projections above its eyes. Females lay up to 1,000 eggs at a time, and wrap them around aquatic plants. The frog eats other frogs, fish, lizards, and mice. Tadpoles of the Surinam horned frog attack each other (and tadpoles from other species) soon after being hatched.

This species was once considered the same species as Ceratophrys ornata. This dispute was later settled because the Surinam Horned frog inhabits a different habitat than its smaller cousin and does not interbreed with it in the wild (but will do so in captivity). This species has been known to prey upon the other species of horned frog, especially the northern race of Ceratophrys ornata.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Surinam horned frog (revision 1328034038), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q507708 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).