The Rain Frogs.
Breviceps, or more commonly known as, the 'rain frogs' are a species of burrowing frogs that can be found in Eastern and South Africa.
Rain Frogs are a burrowing species and spend more than half of their time burrowed deep under the ground. Even when they emerge shortly after rain, they're
slow moving and barely hop!
There are currently twenty different species documented :
- Breviceps acutirostris, Strawberry rain frog
- Breviceps adspersus, Bushveld rain frog
- Breviceps bagginsi, Bilbo's rain frog
- Breviceps branchi, Branch's rain frog
- Breviceps carruthersi, Phinda rain frog
- Breviceps fichus, Highland rain frog
- Breviceps fuscus, Black rain frog
- Breviceps gibbosus, Giant rain frog
- Breviceps macrops, Web-footed rain frog
- Breviceps montanus, Mountain rain frog
- Breviceps mossambicus, Mozambique rain frog
- Breviceps namaquensis, Namaqua rain frog
- Breviceps ombelanonga, Angolan rain frog
- Breviceps passmorei, Passmore's rain frog
- Breviceps pentheri, Thicket rain frog
- Breviceps poweri, Power's rain frog
- Breviceps rosei, Rose's rain frog
- Breviceps sopranus, Whistling rain frog
- Breviceps sylvestris, Forest rain frog
- Breviceps verrucosus, Plaintive rain frog
One of the many reasons these ambphibions blew up was due to the
squeaky sound they make rather than a typical croak.
Rain frogs are known for their frowning faces and round bodies and have gone viral in the past for the adorable appearance. Anastasia Arellano, author of an article for The
Rainforest Site had this to say about their apperance-
"Perhaps the cutest thing about the frog’s appearance is that it resembles an upset avocado. He’s not actually sad, that’s just the frog’s natural face."
Like many of the other wildlife in the world, the rain frog is currently at risk of being an endangered species. If you have any information or are curious to learn more,
you can send an email toWWF or head to the World Wildlife Organization website.