Breviceps is a genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. Species in the genus Breviceps are commonly known as rain frogs or short-headed frogs, recognized by their stout, rounded bodies, short limbs, and small, flat snouts. They occur in arid to semiarid climates of Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Breviceps is a genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. Species in the genus Breviceps are commonly known as rain frogs or short-headed frogs, recognized by their stout, rounded bodies, short limbs, and small, flat snouts. They occur in arid to semiarid climates of Eastern and Southern Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Breviceps consists of 21 species, of which most occur in southern Africa. There are five species found in the Western Cape, B. gibbosus, B. fuscus (black rain frog), B. rosei (Rose's rain frog), B. montanus (mountain rain frog) and B. acutirostris (strawberry rain frog). Two species are found in arid areas and other species are found in the eastern and northern parts of southern Africa.
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