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<center> {| id="mp-topbanner" style="width:85%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1.2em 0 6px 0; border:1px solid #ddd;" | style="width:85%; color:#000;" | {| style="width:280px; border:none; background:none;" | style="width:280px; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;" | <div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000; ">Welcome to [[Vivipedia]],</div> <div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">the free encyclopedia that [[Vivipedia:Introduction|anyone can edit]].</div> <div id="articlecount" style="font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}} articles]] in English</div> |} | style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1684293462104728/ Facebook Group] * [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557023986443 Facebook Page] * [https://discord.gg/CMVZgDFB Discord] |} <center> {| id="mp-upper" style="width: 85%; margin:4px 0 0 0; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;" | class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%; border:1px solid #cef2e0; background:#f5fffa; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" | {| class= id="mp-left" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f5fffa;" | style="padding:2px;" | <h2 id="mp-tfa-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured Species</h2> |- | style="color:#000;" | <div id="mp-tfa" style="padding:2px 5px; width:100%"><div style="float: left; margin: 0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:Brazilian Horned Frog Sketch.jpg|alt=Brazilian Horned Frog Sketch|center|thumb|200x200px|Brazilian Horned Frog Sketch]]</div> The '''[[Brazilian Horned Frog]]''' (''[[Brazilian Horned Frog|'''Ceratophrys aurita''']])'' is part of the Pacman genus of frogs, ''[[Ceratophrys]]'' and can live up to 15 years in captivity. It was last classified as of [[IUCN|Least Concern (LC)]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] when it was last evaluated on 11 June 2020. As well as being described as a Pacman frog it is colloquially referred to as the Brazilian Horned Frog and Ornate Horned Frog. Adult Brazilian Horned Frogs range in size from 5.5in to almost 9in making it one of the largest ''[[Ceratophryidae]]'' is carnivorous as well as [[cannibalistic]]. It used ambush tactics and has been observed eating insects, lizards, snakes, rodents, and other frogs. ('''[[Brazilian Horned Frog|Full article...]])''' </div> |- | style="padding:2px;" |<h2 id="mp-dyk-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Did you know...</h2> |- | style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" |<div id="mp-dyk"> ''From Vivipedia's [https://vivipedia.org/wiki/Recent%20additions newest content]:'' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;">[[File:Argentine Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) thumbnail - (c) silviolamothe.jpg|alt=|frameless|100x100px]] </div> <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... that the [[Argentine Horned Frog|Argentine Horned Frog's]] tadpoles were the first [[tadpoles]] (and larva!) observed to make audible calls? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... that '''''[[Dendrobates leucomelas]]''''', will rotate eggs as they develop to ensure appropriate oxygen levels? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... the [[Mini Mossy Frog]] is threatened due to [[deforestation]] as it is a [[phytotelm breeder]]? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... that [[Indian Almond Leaves]] are popular for use in [[Leaf Litter]] and [[Tadpole Tea]] because it has anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... that tap water is toxic to most amphibians? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... that ''[[Phyllobates terribilis]]'' is 1 of 3 species used by indigenous people to poison darts? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... [[Ceratophrys|Pacman frogs]] have a tendency to suffocate to death from trying to eat prey larger than they can manage and refusing to let go? <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box">... the [[Caatinga Horned Frog]] can lay as many as 4100 eggs? <br style="clear:both;" /> <div style="text-align: right;" class="noprint">'''[[Wikipedia:Your first article|Start a new article]]''' – '''[[Template talk:Did you know|Nominate an article]]'''</div></div> |} | style="border:1px solid transparent;" | | class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%; border:1px solid #cedff2; background:#f5faff; vertical-align:top;" | {| id="mp-right" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#f5faff;" | style="padding:2px;" |<h2 id="mp-itn-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">In the news</h2> |- | style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px;" |<div id="mp-itn"><div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;"> [[File:Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1 cropped.jpg|100x100px|Kazakh military plane|alt=Kazakh military plane|link=File:Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1.jpg]]</div> <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> [[Leaf litter frog|'''Leaf litter frogs''']] make calls that are so high pitched humans cannot hear them, but they are ear splitting for other animals. <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> For the first time ever a mushroom was observed growing on a live frog, '''[[Rao's Intermediate Golden Backed Frog]].''' Researchers with the [[World Wildlife Foundation]] are concerned <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> A Total War Warhammer 3 user memorialized their [[Leopard Gecko|'''Leopard Gecko''']] by creating a mod for the game. <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> A new lizard, the [[Leopard Dwarf Gecko|'''Leopard Dwarf Gecko''']], was discovered in the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> A Florida snake hunter recently caught and harvested a 176.7lb 16.9ft [[Burmese Python|'''Burmese Python''']] specimen. <li style="-moz-float-edge: content-box"> '''[[Poison Dart Frogs]]''' ('''''[[Dendrobatidae]]''''') host a collection of more than 500 alkaloids, poisonous compounds, from their diet of insects. A specific protein, alkaloid binding globulin, is thought to transfer the toxins from the frog's blood and/or intestines to the skin to act as a chemical deterrent. <div style="text-align: right;" class="noprint"></div></div> |- ! style="padding:2px;" |<h2 id="mp-otd-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured Care Guide: [[Poison Dart Frog Care|Poison Dart Frog]]</h2> |- | style="color:#000; padding:2px 5px 5px;" |<div id="mp-otd"> *[[File:Red-banded_Poison_Frog_Oophaga_lehmanni_(c)_Roger_Franco_Molina_thumbnail.jpg|alt=Red-banded Poison Frog Oophaga lehmanni (c) Roger Franco Molina thumbnail|right|frameless|100x100px]]In captivity they tend to be [[terrestrial]], [[arboreal]], or [[semi-arboreal]]. *Tropical bioactive substrates are appropriate for Poison Dart Frogs -- they thrive. *[[Atlanta Botanical Garden Mix|Atlanta Botanical Garden ("ABG")]] and similar tropical [[vivarium]] substrates are perfect substrates. *Poison Dart frogs can be kept at typical room temperatures. *Improper humidity can lead to [[desiccation]]. *They can eat as many as 30 fruit flies a day. *Fruit flies should always be dusted </div> |} |} {| id="mp-lower" style="margin:4px 0 0 0; width:85%; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;" | class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#faf5ff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" | {| id="mp-bottom" style="vertical-align:top; background:#faf5ff; color:#000; width:100%" ! style="padding:2px;" |<h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#ddcef2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em">Today's featured picture</h2> |- | style="color:#000; padding:2px;" |<div id="mp-tfp"> {| style="margin:0 3px 3px; width:100%; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border-collapse: collapse; " | style="padding:0 0.9em 0 0;" |[[File:Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Β© Dmitry Dubikovskiy.jpg|alt=Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Β© Dmitry Dubikovskiy|frameless|350x350px|Smooth oxeye ]] | style="padding:0 6px 0 0" | Also known as "Leucs", "Bumblebee Poison Dart Frogs", "Yellow-headed Poison Frogs", and "Yellow-banded Dart Frogs", ''Dendrobates leucomelas'' is a [[diurnal]], [[semi-arboreal]] species endemic to the northern-most region of Brazil, as well as Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. Its species name combines "leuco-" (meaning "white") with "-melas" (meaning black or dark). This misnomer is rumored to have resulted from the white and black appearance of museum specimens which lost their yellow pigmentation when preserved in alcohol, though may also simply refer to the typical pattern of alternating yellow and black bands. <small>Photo: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66735040 Dmitry Dubikovskiy]</small> |}</div> |} |} </center><div id="mp-other" style="padding-top:4px; padding-bottom:2px;"></div><div id="mp-lang"><div id="metalink" style="text-align:center;" class="plainlinks"></div> </div> __NOTOC____NOEDITSECTION__
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