Common rain frog

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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".

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class Amphibia
order Anura
family Brevicipitidae
genus Breviceps
species B. adspersus