Argentine Horned Frog on my palm

Dear friends

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Last Friday in the lunch time, I was hanging out with my friend in the street near our office, it was a special afternoon because a special frog I bought in a low price (it cost me only HK$10), it was definitely quite low compared to the local reptile market price. This speical frog is called the Argentine Horned Frog, it is also known as the Wide-mouthed frog or Pacman frog. Wide-mouthed frog is the most common species of Horned Frog, from the rain forests of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. The so-called Wide-Mouthed Frog is a voracious eater, it will attempt to swallow anything that moves close to its wide mouth, such as insects, lizards and other frogs, even if it would suffocate in the process.

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The lifespan of Argentine Horned Frog is about 6 to 7 years, also in a special case they can live up to 10 years with a biggest size like your homed telephone. The females can grow to be 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) long and the males 10 centimeters (3.9 inches), this frog was measured in a length of approximately 1.5 inches from its curly posture, so that why I said "approximately", it was difficult to measure its whole length. The Horned frogs' most prominent feature is its mouth, which accounts for roughly half of the animals overall size. Coloration is typically bright green with red markings, though dark green, parti-color black and albino versions also exist.

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The following pictures of my Wide-Mouthed Frog are listed for reference:

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Nowadays in the market, an argentine horned frog will cost you aournd HK$250 or above, and this frog just cost me a low price of not more than HK$10,.....and the most amazing thing is that this frog does not require eating.... so...by seeing the above pictures, I believe that you have been aware of the price why it is worth HK$10!

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Best Regards

Ken Ngan Chi Keung