BREVICEPS INTERACTIVE KEY

Key 5a. Confirmatory characters

Characters: 13 in data, 11 included, 11 in key.
Items: 12
in data, 12 included, 12 in key.
Parameters: Rbase = 1.40 Abase =
2.00 Reuse = 1.01 Varywt = .80
Characters included: 2–9
11–13
Character reliabilities: 1–13,5.0

1(0).

Call position unknown ... 2 Call position ground level... 5 Call position underground... 6 Call position above ground... 7

2(1).

Endemism unknown ... Breviceps montanus Endemism not endemic to South Africa... 3 Endemism endemic to South Africa... 4

3(2).

Lower surface colour unknown; lower surface texture unknown; eye size unknown; dorsum colour brown/black ... Breviceps poweri Lower surface colour light; lower surface texture smooth; eye size large; dorsum colour pale/white... Breviceps macrops

4(2).

Tympanum unknown; outer toes unknown; lower surface texture smooth; eye size large ... Breviceps namaquensis Tympanum not visible; outer toes longer than wide; lower surface texture rough/granular; eye size unknown... Breviceps sylvestris

5(1).

Endemism not endemic to South Africa; tympanum unknown; inner toes unknown; outer toes unknown ... Breviceps mossambicus Endemism endemic to South Africa; tympanum not visible; inner toes longer than wide; outer toes longer than wide... Breviceps acutirostris

6(1).

Outer toes unknown; endemism endemic to South Africa; advertisement call chirp; lower surface texture rough/granular ... Breviceps gibbosus Outer toes as long as wide; endemism not endemic to South Africa; advertisement call unknown; lower surface texture smooth... Breviceps adspersus

7(1).

Inner toes unknown; outer toes unknown; lower surface colour unknown; dorsum pattern unknown ... Breviceps verrucosus Inner toes as long as wide; outer toes as long as wide; lower surface colour light; dorsum pattern vertebral stripe... Breviceps rosei Inner toes longer than wide; outer toes longer than wide; lower surface colour dark; dorsum pattern no markings... Breviceps fuscus