Cape rain frog

Cape rain frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: B. gibbosus
Binomial name
Breviceps gibbosus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The cape rain frog or giant rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus) is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family.[2] It is endemic to South Africa, where it inhabits Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, known as fynbos, pastureland on farms, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by causes of habitat loss, such as urban sprawl and spread of agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG), IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, 2010. Breviceps gibbosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Names described as 'Breviceps gibbosus'". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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Cape Rain Frog, Claremont, Cape Town, 2014