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Pacman frog

Ceratophrys ornata

Photo by Brian Santos
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

The Ornate horned frog, also known as the Pacman frog, is the most common species of terrestrial frogs native from the rain forests of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Ornate horned frogs are usually bearing the color of bright green, brownish red, and yellow blotches and spots.

Their mouths are as wide as their heads and they have a strong jaws and a wide tongue. Pacman frogs are famous for eating anything that fits in their large mouth and swallowing prey as large as themselves. In the wild, these frogs spend most of the time burrowed beneath a wet surface waiting for preys.

They are lazy, they don’t normally move and they can’t jump too high and all they do is to eat and sleep with their eye open. Males are known to grow between 2.5 – 4.5 inches while females grow from 4 – 6inches in snout vent length. Only the male Pacman frog will chirp, or croak typically in calling out for a mating partner.

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One of my favorite PN spottings ever. Great photos and description!
Amazing pictures and great description.
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PublishedJune 15, 2012

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