Breviceps namaquensis
Namaqua Rain Frog
Alternative Names:
Namakwareënpadda (Afrikaans)
Distribution: South Africa
Distribution extended: May occur in Namibia
Type Locality: “Port Nolloth”
Notes:
Habitat: Coastal shrub; Succulent Karoo
Habitat extended: Sandy areas along the West Coast of South Africa
Natural History: Males generally call from within burrows or beneath vegetation. This is most common in winter and spring after rainfall.
Tadpole:
Calls: High-pitched
Biology:
Conservation Status: According to the IUCN Red List, this species is classified as "Least Concern" indicating that it is not currently considered to be at high risk of extinction.
Additional information
AmphibiaWeb (See here)
IUCN Red List (See here)
iNaturalist (See here)
LITERATURE
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Channing, A. (1988). Opportunistic seasonal breeding by frogs in Namaqualand. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa, 35(1), 19-24.
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FitzSimons, V. (1948). Notes on a collection of reptiles and amphibians from the west coast of Southern Africa. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 21(3), 253-259.
Maritz, B., & Alexander, G. J. (2012). Dwarfs on the move: spatial ecology of the world's smallest viper, Bitis schneideri. Copeia, 2012(1), 115-120.
Nielsen, S. V., Daniels, S. R., Conradie, W., Heinicke, M. P., & Noonan, B. P. (2018). Multilocus phylogenetics in a widespread African anuran lineage (Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) reveals patterns of diversity reflecting geoclimatic change. Journal of Biogeography, 45(9), 2067-2079.
Power, J.H. (1926). A monographic revision of the genus Breviceps, with distribution records and descriptions of new species. Annals of the South African Museum 20: 451–471.
Van Dijk, D. E. (1982). Anuran distribution, rainfall and soils in Southern Africa. South African Journal of Science, 78(10), 401.