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(Redirected from Breviceps sylvestris) Species of amphibian Not to be confused with Rainforest frog.

Forest rain frog

subsp. sylvestris

subsp. taeniatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Brevicipitidae
Genus:	Breviceps
Species:	B. sylvestris
Binomial name
*Breviceps sylvestris* FitzSimons, 1930

The forest rain frog (Breviceps sylvestris) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to Limpopo, South Africa. Two allopatric subspecies are recognized: the nominate one, Breviceps sylvestris sylvestris, and Breviceps sylvestris taeniatus Poynton, 1963 from near Soutpansberg. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Forest rain frogs can range in colour from red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. They can also vary in size from a mere 2 cm and grow to be about 10 cm in body length. The purple frogs are known to contain a defence mechanism consisting of a toxic chemical on their slimy exterior. If contact is made with this toxin the temporary effect of paralysis can occur.

Breviceps sylvestris taeniatus is a subspecies of the forest rain frog and is found near Soutpansberg. It is separated from the main species by uninhabitable terrain.

References

^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2016). "Breviceps sylvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57721A77162960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57721A77162960.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"AmphibiaWeb - Breviceps sylvestris". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Breviceps sylvestris FitzSimons, 1930". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
"AmphibiaWeb - Breviceps sylvestris". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

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Species	B. acutirostris B. adspersus B. bagginsi B.branchi B.carruthersi B. fichus B. fuscus B. gibbosus B. macrops B. montanus B. mossambicus B. namaquensis B.ombelanonga B. passmorei B pentheri B. poweri B. rosei B. sopranus B. sylvestris B. verrucosus
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Taxon identifiers
Breviceps sylvestris	Wikidata: Q919442 Wikispecies: Breviceps sylvestris ADW: Breviceps_sylvestris AmphibiaWeb: 2382 ARKive: breviceps-sylvestris ASW: Breviceps-sylvestris CoL: N9PQ EoL: 334475 GBIF: 5218080 iNaturalist: 24990 IRMNG: 11333200 ITIS: 664328 IUCN: 57721 NCBI: 1492893 Open Tree of Life: 3618687

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