Biodiversity

Monday, March 26, 2007

A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES WITHIN THE GENUS BREVICEPS

Breviceps acutirostris (Strawberry Rain Frog)

Female length 40 mm.
Lower surface texture rough/granular.
Lower surface colour unknown.
Tympanum not visible.
Inner toes longer than wide.
Outer toes longer than wide.
Endemism endemic to South Africa.
Advertisement call whistle.
Call position ground level.
Call frequency 1.9 kHz.
Eye size unknown.
Dorsum colour unknown.
Dorsum pattern unknown.




date of photo July 4,2005
location Rochelle Nature Reserve near Franschhoek (SA)
camera Nikon coolpix 990
photographer Arie van der Meijden
available at

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/browse_imgs/amphibian_sci_8.html

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