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(Redirected from Breviceps maculatus) Species of amphibian

Plaintive rain frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: B. verrucosus
Binomial name
Breviceps verrucosus
Rapp, 1842
Synonyms

Breviceps maculatus FitzSimons, 1947

The plaintive rain frog or rough rain frog (Breviceps verrucosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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.
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Taxon identifiers
Breviceps verrucosus


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