Budgett's Frog
Lepidobatrachus laevis
The Budgett's frog, wide-mouth frog, or hippo frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis, in Spanish escuerzo) is a species of frog in the Ceratophryidae family. It is often kept as a pet by mildly skilled amphibian keepers. The name "Freddy Krueger" frog also has been affectionately given due to their disturbing screech and aggression.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 23230.