Breviceps acutirostris
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 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]
| Breviceps acutirostris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brevicipitidae |
| Genus: | Breviceps |
| Species: | B. acutirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Breviceps acutirostris Poynton, 1963 | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57711A3061868. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- 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.
- 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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