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The horned frog that lives in the Amazon jungle not only attracted the attention of scientists because of its large body size but also because of its omnivorous ability.

This amphibian lives in swamps and freshwater lakes stretching across the Amazon basin from Colombia to Brazil. The average size of horned frogs is from 10 to 15cm, but there are those up to 20cm long, weighs about 480g, and fit in a dish of tea cups.

Thanks to the greedy nature, the horn frog body can grow to such a great extent. As a predator who specializes in ambush tactics, horned frogs squeeze the entire body in the leaflets that lie on the ground, only the head is sticking out to observe the prey.

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When any smaller creature of a frog's body horns inadvertently through the ambush site, the horned frog quickly rises and swallows to swallow its prey. It locked the prey in its mouth with sharp teeth.

However, it is the greedy nature that makes horn frogs sometimes become "goofy". Because people in the area have discovered many horny frog bodies with the body of the large prey that the undigested horned frog is poking out from their mouths. Therefore, they are also called 'Pac Man Frogs'.

Usually, female horn frogs have larger body sizes than males. But male frogs are more colorful from dark blue to lemon yellow. While the female frog is only golden brown. Thanks to that, horn frogs can easily disguise as leaves in the forest.

Horn frogs are also known as "earth-holding gods" because sometimes people living around the Amazon forest must wear leather-made high-heeled boots called botas escuerzas to avoid attacks when unfortunately invading territory. of frogs horned Amazon.