Argentine horned frog, Ceratophrys ornata.

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Argentine horned frog, Ceratophrys ornata. Based on a drawing from nature by the German naturalist Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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