Breviceps acutirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species:
B. acutirostris
Binomial name
Breviceps acutirostris
Poynton, 1963

Breviceps acutirostris, also known as common rain frog,[1] strawberry rain frog,[1][2] or Cape short-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae.[2] It is endemic to the southwestern Cape region in South Africa.[1][2] It is a burrowing frog that lives in fynbos heatland and forests at elevations below 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level. Development is direct[1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[3]). It is threatened by habitat loss, although much of its habitat is also protected.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57711A3061868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57711A3061868.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Breviceps acutirostris Poynton, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.



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