Breviceps acutirostris

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Common Rain Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: "Amphibia" (wide sense)
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: B. acutirostris
Binomial name
Breviceps acutirostris
Poynton, 1963

The Common Rain Frog or Strawberry Rain Frog (Breviceps acutirostris) is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family.[2] It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 November 2013. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Names described as 'Breviceps acutirostris'". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Retrieved 30 November 2013. 
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