Cranwell's Horned Frog

Cranwell's Horned Frog care at a glance

Adult length

10–15 cm (4–6 in)

Adult weight

100–450 g (3.5–15.9 oz)

Lifespan

10–15 years

Basking / warm side

26–28 °C (79–82 °F)

Cool side

24–26 °C (75–79 °F)

Night minimum

20 °C (68 °F)

Humidity

60–80%

UVB

Optional (low-level is beneficial)

Diet

Insects; occasional rodents for adults

Activity

Nocturnal

Lifestyle

Terrestrial (burrower)

Prone to obesity; feed adults sparingly.

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary.

Cranwell's Horned Frog research

31 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Anatomy of anuran tadpoles from lentic water bodies: systematic relevance and correlation with feeding habits

  Zootaxa · 2007 · cited 116 times

• Relationships of the Frogs of the Genus Ceratophrys (Leptodactylidae) and their Bearing on Hypotheses of Pleistocene Forest Refugia in South America and Punctuated Equilibria

  Systematic Biology · 1982 · cited 49 times

• Description of the adult skeleton and developmental osteology of the hyperossified horned frog, Ceratophrys cornuta (Anura:Leptodactylidae).

  Journal of morphology · 1997 · cited 45 times

• Morphology and feeding in tadpoles of Ceratophrys cranwelli (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

  Acta Zoologica · 2005 · cited 40 times

• Specific Dynamic Effect in the Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli

  Copeia · 1999 · cited 33 times

• Growth-Mark Formation and Chronology of Two Neotropical Anuran Species

  Journal of Herpetology · 2009 · cited 32 times

• Underwater sound emission as part of an antipredator mechanism in C eratophrys cranwelli tadpoles

  Acta Zoologica · 2013 · cited 20 times

• Developmental origins of a novel gut morphology in frogs.

  Evolution & development · 2013 · cited 20 times

Cranwell's Horned Frog natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.