Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
Phrynocerus Rafinesque, 1815, Analyse Nat.: 78. Nomen nudum. Synonymy by Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 24, presumably on the assumption that Phrynocerus Rafinesque = Phrynocercus Tschudi.
Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824, Isis von Oken, 14: 672. Type species: Ceratophrys varius Wied-Neuwied, 1824 (= Bufo auritus Raddi, 1823), by subsequent designation of Fitzinger, 1843, Syst. Rept.: 32
Stombus Gravenhorst, 1825, Isis von Oken, 1825: 920. Type species: Rana cornuta Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation of Gravenhorst, 1829, Delic. Mus. Zool. Vratislav., 1: 48. Synonymy by Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 82; Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 24.
Phrynoceros Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 83. Type species: Phrynoceros vaillanti Tschudi, 1838, by monotypy. Attributed to Bibron. Synonymy by Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 24.
Trigonophrys Hallowell, 1857 "1856", Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8: 298. Type species: Trigonophrys rugiceps Hallowell, 1857 "1856", by monotypy. Synonymy by Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 25.
Triogonophrys — Hoffmann, 1878, in Bronn (ed.), Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs, 6(2): 620. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
English Names
Common Horned Frogs (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 71).
Horned Frogs (Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 78).
Distribution
Tropical South America.
Comment
Lynch, 1982, Syst. Zool., 31: 166-179, discussed the phylogeny and biogeography of this genus and defined the subgenera (Stombus and Ceratophrys) noted in the species accounts. Mercadal de Barrio, 1986, Amphibia-Reptilia, 7: 313-334, discussed phylogeny in the genus. Fernicola, 2001, Ameghiniana, 38: 385-391, discussed the fossil species.
Contained taxa
- Ceratophrys aurita (Raddi, 1823)
- Ceratophrys calcarata Boulenger, 1890
- Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ceratophrys cranwelli Barrio, 1980
- Ceratophrys joazeirensis Mercadal de Barrio, 1986
- Ceratophrys ornata (Bell, 1843)
- Ceratophrys stolzmanni Steindachner, 1882
- Ceratophrys testudo Andersson, 1945
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