Breviceps passmorei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brevicipitidae |
| Genus: | Breviceps |
| Species: | B. passmorei
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| Breviceps passmorei Minter, Netherlands & Du Preez, 2017
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Breviceps passmorei, or Passmore's rain frog or Ndumo rain frog[1] is a species of frog in the genus Breviceps endemic to South Africa.[1]
Description
[edit]Breviceps passmorei has extremely abbreviated snout mouth narrow and downturned; short limbs which, at rest, are held close to the body, not projecting beyond the body outline; digits tapering to apex; inner and outer toes very short or rudimentary; inner and outer metatarsal tubercles well developed, confluent or separated by a narrow groove; vent terminal, not deflected downwards.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]It is located west of the Tembe Elephant Reserve in the vicinity of the Pongola River near borders of Eswatini and Mozambique, and into southeastern Limpopo Province.[1][3]
Etymology
[edit]Breviceps passmorei is named after Neville Passmore in recognition of his contributions to South African herpetology in the field of bioacoustics, and for instilling a lifelong interest in frogs among his students, many of whom have also made significant contributions in this and other fields.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Breviceps passmorei Minter, Netherlands, and Du Preez, 2017 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ a b "Breviceps passmorei Minter, Netherlands & Du Preez, 2017". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ a b c Minter, Leslie R.; Netherlands, Edward C.; Du Preez, Louis H. (2017). "Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". Zootaxa. 4300 (2): 195–216. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.3. S2CID 56087607.
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