i am looking into getting a horned frog but unsure of the type.maybe an albino,or a fantasy,or maybe (forget the name)but the other half of a fantasy frog(one with the bigger horns).i first have a few questions.does the type with the larger horns get as large as a regular horned frog?also,id like to get a female cause they get larger.i want a huge one.is there anyway to sex them as youngsters?my last question is,does anyone have a photo they can post or a link so i can see a full grown female horned frog?id like the pic to have something next to it i can judge the size.
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question about horned frogs,unsure what species to get.help
manakawari
Jun 19, 2005 01:47 AM
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BlackDracon
Jun 21, 2005 03:14 AM
The other half of a hybrid horn frog is Ceratophrys Cornuta, also know as the Surinam Horned frog.
These guys tend to get anywhere from three to five inches snout to vent. With Females tending to be the larger four to five inch individuals. Besides having the larger horns, these guys are more mouth than the other species of horn frog.
They're also the most secretive of the horn frogs and enjoy a well planted environment. my surinam's enjoy hiding in lose sphagnum moss as well as at the base of plants.
As far as sexing horn frogs goes, it can be hard to tell until they're mature.
The photo is of a wild caught yellow male Surinam horned frog. He's about 3 1/2" snout to vent. The green one is a captive bred eight month old juvinile who's almost an inch an half.
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1.0.0 C. cranwelli
0.0.1 C. cranwelli x cornuta
1.0.0 yellow C. cornuta
0.0.2 green C. cornuta
1.1.0 Bufo regularis
1.0.1 D. leucomelas
0.0.2 P. Terribilis
