Karp is the author of the bestselling Windows Annoyances series
of books and the founder of Annoyances.org. His other books include eBay
Hacks and Windows XP Pocket Reference, and he is the co-author of
Windows XP in a Nutshell. David also writes for PC Magazine.
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The animal on the cover of Windows Vista Annoyances is a horned frog
(genus Ceratophrys). Named for the triangular flap of skin at the edge of
their upper eyelids, horned frogs can grow to a length of six to eight inches
and are generally as wide as they are long. Their rotund build, coupled with
the fact that they have extremely large mouths, has earned them the nickname
???PacMan frog.???
The coloration of the horned frog can be quite varied, and helps to camouflage
it against the ground of the South American jungles in which it makes
its home. Species include the Ornate (Ceratophrys ornate; specific to eastern
Brazil and Argentina), Cranwell??™s (Ceratophrys cranwelli), and Columbian
(Ceratophrys calcarata) horned frogs.
Females are generally larger and not as brightly colored as males; they??™re
also less vocal. Unlike the more conventional ???ribbit??? or ???croak,??? the male??™s
vocalization sounds have been compared to bovine bellowing.
Horned frogs are voracious eaters whose diet consists of insects, lizards,
mice, and just about anything they can get their mouths around??”in fact,
frog owners are encouraged to keep their pet horned frogs separated to minimize
the risk of cannibalism.
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