Mozambique rain frog

Mozambique rain frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species:
B. mossambicus
Binomial name
Breviceps mossambicus
Peters, 1854

The Mozambique rain frog (Breviceps mossambicus), also known as the flat-faced frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae.[2] It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, pasture land and rural gardens.[1]

Young Breviceps mossambicus from Mount Sheba, close to Pilgrims Rest in Mpumulanga, South Africa
  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57716A3062310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57716A3062310.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Names described as 'Breviceps mossambicus'". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Retrieved 30 November 2013.