Breviceps

Also known as short-headed frogs

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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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyBrevicipitidae

短头蛙属（学名：Breviceps），是两栖纲无尾目姬蛙科的一属，包括以下几种：尖吻短头蛙（Breviceps acutirostris Poynton）散疣短头蛙（Breviceps adspersus Peters）条纹短头蛙（Breviceps fasciatus FitzSimons）棕短头蛙（Breviceps fuscus Hewitt）拱短头蛙（Breviceps gibbosus Linnaeus）大足短头蛙（Breviceps macrops Boulenger）斑点短头蛙（Breviceps maculatus FitzSimons）山短头蛙（Breviceps montanus Power）莫桑短头蛙（Breviceps mossambicus Peters）纳马短头蛙（Breviceps namaquensis Power）悯短头蛙（Breviceps pentheri Werner）鲍尔短头蛙（Breviceps poweri Parker）罗斯短头蛙（Breviceps rosei Power）林短头蛙（Breviceps sylvestris FitzSimons）鼓膜短头蛙（Breviceps tympanifer Hewitt）桑氏短头蛙（Breviceps vansoni FitzSimons）多疣短头蛙（Breviceps verrucosus Rapp）取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=短头蛙属&oldid=52544062” 分类：短頭蛙亞科隐藏分类：本地相关图片与维基数据相同

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Image: Giant Rain Frog Breviceps gibbosus - Cape Town.JPG

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Taxonomy
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Ecology and behavior
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==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.