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The cape rain frog or giant rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. [2] Adults grow up to 45 mm in length. It was the first African frog species to be scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the name Rana gibbosa.
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.
The genus Breviceps consists of 20 species, of which most occur in southern Africa. There are five species found in the Western Cape, B. gibbosus, B. fuscus (black rain frog), B. rosei (Rose's rain frog), B. montanus (mountain rain frog) and B. acutirostris (strawberry rain frog).
Breviceps fuscus Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Brevicipitidae Genus: Breviceps Species: B. fuscus Binomial name Breviceps fuscus Hewitt, 1925 Breviceps fuscus range Extant (resident) Breviceps fuscus, also known as black rain frog, plain rain frog, brown short ...
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 .
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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Breviceps fuscus Hewitt, 1925, black rain frog, endemic Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758), Cape rain frog, endemic Breviceps macrops Boulenger, 1907, Boulenger's short-headed frog, endemic