Argentine Horned Frog

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

• 💡 Because experiments show that the insecticide ingredient chlorpyrifos used near farmland disrupts the hunting behavior of its tadpoles, this frog serves as a study subject illustrating how pesticides affect amphibians.
• 💡 Climate modeling studies estimate its current suitable habitat area at about 25,563 km², roughly one-quarter (1/4) the area of South Korea (about 100,000 km²) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.