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Little is known of the breeding habits of this frog but it is believed to be an "explosive" breeder, with all the frogs in an area coming together at one time to mate and spawn in temporary pools at the beginning of the rainy season. [6] The tadpoles are likely to grow quickly so as to be mature enough to live independently when the pools dry ...
The desert rain frog, web-footed rain frog, or Boulenger's short-headed frog (Breviceps macrops) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its natural habitat is the narrow strip of sandy shores between the sea and the sand dunes. [ 4 ]
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Brevicipitidae or rain frogs is a small family of frogs found in eastern and southern Africa.As of 2020 contains 37 species in 5 genera. [1] [2] Formerly included as subfamily in Microhylidae (narrow-mouth frogs), phylogenetic research has indicated the brevicipitine frogs should be considered as a family with Hemisotidae (shovelnose frogs) as the most closely related sister taxon.
Breviceps Adspersus, also known as common rain frog, bushveld rain frog, and many other vernacular names, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. [2] It is found in Southern Africa , in Angola , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Namibia , Botswana , Zambia , Zimbabwe , South Africa , Eswatini , and Mozambique .
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Brown rain frog Scaphiophryne calcarata Mocquard, 1895: Mocquard's rain frog Scaphiophryne gottlebei Busse & Böhme, 1992: Red rain frog Scaphiophryne madagascariensis Boulenger, 1882: Madagascar rain frog, green rain frog Scaphiophryne marmorata (Boulenger, 1882) Marbled rain frog Scaphiophryne matsoko Raselimanana, Raxworthy, Andreone, Glaw ...