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Today's Featured Species File:Brazilian Horned Frog Sketch.jpg Brazilian Horned Frog Sketch The Brazilian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys aurita) is part of the Pacman genus of frogs, Ceratophryidae and can live up to 15 years in captivity. It was last classified as of 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. (Full article...) Did you know... From Vivipedia's newest content: File:Argentine Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) thumbnail - (c) silviolamothe.jpg ... that the Argentine Horned Frog's tadpoles were the first tadpoles (and larva!) observed to make audible calls? ... that Dendrobates leucomelas, will rotate eggs as they develop to ensure appropriate oxygen levels? ... the Mini Mossy Frog is threatened due to deforestation as it is a phytotelm breeder? ... that Indian Almond Leaves are popular for use in Leaf Litter and Tadpole Tea because it has anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties? ... that tap water is toxic to most amphibians? ... that Phyllobates terribilis is 1 of 3 species used by indigenous people to poison darts? ... Pacman frogs have a tendency to suffocate to death from trying to eat prey larger than they can manage and refusing to let go? ... the Caatinga Horned Frog can lay as many as 4100 eggs?

In the news Leaf litter frogs make calls that are so high pitched humans cannot hear them, but they are ear splitting for other animals. For the first time ever a mushroom was observed growing on a live frog, Rao's Intermediate Golden Backed Frog. Researchers with the WWF are concerned A Total War Warhammer 3 user memorialized their Leopard Gecko by creating a mod for the game. A new lizard, the Leopard Dwarf Gecko, was discovered in the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Florida snake hunter recently caught and harvested a 176.7lb 16.9ft Burmese Python specimen. 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. Today's Featured Care Guide December 31: New Year's Eve (Gregorian calendar); Hogmanay in Scotland 1857 – Queen Victoria selected Ottawa, then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada. 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began in an engagement where both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates of the war. 1972 – Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake. 1998 – The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone and established the value of the euro currency. 1999 – Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia, resigned and named Vladimir Putin (pictured) as acting President. More anniversaries: December 30 – December 31 – January 1 It is now December 31, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

From today's featured list The Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office is the unofficial title of the official resident cat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at 10 Downing Street. Only two cats, Humphrey and Larry (pictured), have been given the title officially; the other cats are given this title affectionately, usually by the British press. There has been a resident Treasury or Downing Street cat employed as a mouser and pet since the reign of Henry VIII when Cardinal Wolsey placed his cat by his side while acting in his judicial capacity as Lord Chancellor. The cat with the longest tenure at Downing Street is Wilberforce, who served under Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher. The departure of the last incumbent, Sybil, was in January 2009. Sybil was owned by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, who lived in 10 Downing Street while the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, lived in the larger 11 Downing Street. (Full list...)

Today's featured picture The smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides), or false sunflower, is a flowering plant of the Asteraceae family native to eastern North America. This species is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing 40–150 cm (16–59 in) tall. It is a popular garden plant, and several cultivars are available with flowers of varying colors and shades. Photo: Joaquim Alves Gaspar Recently featured: Ani, Turkey – Zirconium – Red-capped Plover