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Breviceps fichus

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Breviceps fichus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species:
B. fichus
Binomial name
Breviceps fichus
Channing [fr] and Minter, 2004

Breviceps fichus is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to the central highlands of Tanzania.[1][2] Common name highland rain frog has been proposed for it.[2] It occurs in high-altitude grasslands at elevations above 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Males call during the day from shallow burrows at the base of dense grass. Development is, presumably, direct[1] (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage[3]). Threats to this species are not known.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps fichus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T61845A18373277. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Breviceps fichus Channing and Minter, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)