Biodiversity

Monday, March 26, 2007

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES WITHIN THE GENUS BREVICEPS(3)

Breviceps mossambicus (Mozambique rain frog)

Female length 52 mm.
Lower surface texture unknown.
Lower surface colour unknown.
Tympanum unknown.
Inner toes unknown.
Outer toes unknown.
Endemism not endemic to South Africa.
Advertisement call chirp.
Call position ground level.
Call frequency 2.6 kHz.
Eye size unknown.
Dorsum colour unknown.
Dorsum pattern patches/flecks.



Date of photo 1998
location Kwambonambi (SA)
photographer Miguel Vences
available at
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/browse_imgs/amphibian_sci_8.html

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