An angular frog [1] , or a horned frog [2] ( Ceratobatrachus guentheri ) is a frog from the family Ceratobatrachidae . One of a kind. The Latin name is given in honor of the British zoologist Albert Gunther .
| Angry frog |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squad: | Tailless Amphibians |
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| International scientific name |
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Ceratobatrachus guentheri Boulenger , 1884 |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 58242 |
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The head of the horned frog is triangular, flattened, very large, anteriorly elongated at the tip; numerous folds of skin on the head and back; the lower body is covered with small warts; the back behind ends with a point. Color varies greatly; the upper body is yellowish, brownish or reddish with a darker pattern; the hips above and the lower legs and legs are dark; bright yellow shoulders and groins; length 7.5-8.5 cm.
Endemic of the Solomon Islands .
The tadpole stage takes place in the egg, so that an already formed frog leaves the egg.
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., 1988. - S. 113. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
- ↑ Horned Frog // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb., 1890-1907.
- Horned frog // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
