Cape Rain Frog

Cape Rain Frog

Taxobox
name = Cape Rain Frog


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Microhylidae
genus = "Breviceps"
species = "B. gibbosus"
binomial = "Breviceps gibbosus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonyms =
The Cape Rain Frog or Giant Rain Frog ("Breviceps gibbosus") is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Minter, L., Channing, A. & Harrison, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/3069/all Breviceps gibbosus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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