Breviceps adspersus

Common rain frog
Breviceps adspersus, Limpopo, South Africa.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species:
B. adspersus
Binomial name
Breviceps adspersus
Peters, 1882
Synonyms[2]
  • Breviceps mossambicus var. occidentalis Werner, 1903
  • Breviceps pretoriensis FitzSimons, 1930

Breviceps adspersus, also known as common rain frog, bushveld rain frog, and many other vernacular names, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae.[2] It is found in Southern Africa, in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps adspersus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57712A3061969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57712A3061969.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).