Venezuelan Horned Frog

Venezuelan Horned Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Ceratophrys
Species:	C. calcarata
Binomial name
Ceratophrys calcarata Boulenger, 1890

The Venezuelan Horned Frog or Sapo Cuaima (Ceratophrys calcarata) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Rueda, J.V. & Mijares, A. 2004. Ceratophrys calcarata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.

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