Biology:Breviceps acutirostris

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Short description: Species of amphibian


Breviceps acutirostris
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species:
B. acutirostris
Binomial name
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 a 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T57711A3061868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57711A3061868.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57711/3061868. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brevicipitidae/Breviceps/Breviceps-acutirostris. Retrieved 29 June 2020. 
  3. 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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