The bushveld rain frog is a rotund, short limbed burrowing frog of southern Africa's savannas, family Brevicipitidae, that is a poor jumper and mostly walks or digs rather than leaps. When threatened it inflates its body to appear larger and harder to swallow, and its entire life cycle, from egg to froglet, takes place underground in a burrow with no free swimming tadpole stage.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Breviceps adspersus (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Breviceps adspersus (Wikipedia)
Source Breviceps adspersus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Breviceps adspersus (Wikipedia)
article text (habitat realm), EntityId 317267
It has sharply rigid metatarsal tubercles that are used to dig deep burrows.
Behavior and Ecology
Their diet consists of termites, ants, and other invertebrates.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 317267, target B16268
The common rain frog inhabits temperate forests and open grasslands of Southeast Africa.
In Biome: Grassland, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 317267, target B16267
The common rain frog inhabits temperate forests and open grasslands of Southeast Africa.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
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4. Breviceps adspersus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2571127 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q2571127
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
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