What is a surinam horned frog?
The Surinam horned frog 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.
What does surinam horned frog look like?
Surinam horned frogs can be regarded as the most common pet frogs in the world. Males are 100mm and females can reach 125mm. An ambush hunter who often waits for his prey to come to his door by burying his body halfway in the soil. Anyone who has raised a horned frog knows that the horned frog just eats all day long, and a big mouth occupies nearly half of its body. This structure can be said to have evolved for a large amount of food.
Life habits of the suriname horned frog
Eat arthropods or small vertebrates smaller than yourself, such as fish, frogs, mice.
Surinam horned frog habitat
The Surinamese horned frog inhabits the warm and dry savannah of South America. Use the summer when rainfall is more concentrated to breed.
