Plaintive rain frog
Appearance
Plaintive rain frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Brevicipitidae |
Genus: | Breviceps |
Species: | B. verrucosus
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Binomial name | |
Breviceps verrucosus Rapp, 1842
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Synonyms | |
Breviceps maculatus FitzSimons, 1947 |
The plaintive rain frog or rough rain frog (Breviceps verrucosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae.[2] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps verrucosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57722A3062696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57722A3062696.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Names described as 'Breviceps verrucosus'". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Retrieved 30 November 2013.