Breviceps

Brevicep, commonly known as rain frogs or short-headed frogs, consists of 20 species which most occur in arid to semiarid climates of Eastern and Southern Africa. Species of the genus Breviceps are sexually dimorphic: males are much smaller than females. This prevents normal amplexus; instead, males and females produce an adhesive secretion from the skin that allows them to "stick" together during mating For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Anura
Common rain frog	Mozambique rain frog

phylum	Chordata	Breviceps adspersus, also known as common rain frog, bushveld rain frog, is found in Southern Africa, in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. The common rain frog lives underground, only emerging to feed and mate after a rain, usually at nighttime. Its body is stout and globular, with a grumpy face. They are 3 to 6 centimeters long. The common rain frog inhabits temperate forests and open grasslands of southeast Africa. They are a terrestrial species. These frogs only breed in the rainy season. The population of this species is stable, and listed as "locally common". For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Breviceps
class	Amphibia
order	Anura
family	Brevicipitidae
genus	Breviceps
species	B. adspersus

phylum	Chordata	The Mozambique rain frog, also known as the flat-faced frog, is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Lesotho. Females grow to a snout-to-vent length of about 52 mm. The dorsal surface is greyish-brown speckled with darker colour. A dark streak joins the eye and the front leg, passing over the tympanum. The belly is white with dark blotches and in males, the throat is brown. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Breviceps
class	Amphibia
order	Anura
family	Brevicipitidae
genus	Breviceps
species	B. mossambicus

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