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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, Ceratophrys 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 World Wildlife Foundation 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. Featured Care Guide: Poison Dart Frog File:Red-banded Poison Frog Oophaga lehmanni (c) Roger Franco Molina thumbnail.jpg 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 ("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

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 Smooth oxeye 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. Photo: Dmitry Dubikovskiy