Common Rain Frog For Sale

Description

Breviceps Adspersus, also known as common rain frog for sale, bushveld rain frog, and many other vernacular names, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Southern Africa, in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique.

The common rain frog is brownish-green and has a round body and stumpy legs. It cannot jump or swim. Males are 30-47mm in length, while females are usually larger, at 40-60mm.

There are two types of common rain frog, Breviceps Adspersus Adspersus and Breviceps Adspersus pentheri of which B. Adspersus is found mostly in southeast Africa and B. pentheri in the southern regions of Africa. It is difficult to assert that the two are a subspecies; however, they are still distinguished as such because of differences in colouration and markings. 

The common rain frog inhabits temperate forests and open grasslands of southeast Africa. They spend the dry winter months in burrows and emerge after rain to feed and mate, usually at night. Their diet consists of termites, ants, and other invertebrates. The population of this species is stable, and listed as “locally common”. They also like to climb on each other and eat their skin.

Since males are too small to grip the female during mating as other frogs do, the male secretes a kind of glue to keep the mating pair together. The stuck-together pair burrow backwards into the soil until they reach the chamber the female has dug 30 cm below the soil surface. There the female lays her eggs. The eggs hatch directly into froglets instead of tadpoles.

Desert rain frog
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Brevicipitidae
Genus:	Breviceps
Species:	B. macrops
Binomial name
Breviceps macrops Boulenger, 1907

The desert rain frog, web-footed rain frog, or Boulenger’s short-headed frog (Breviceps macrops) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is the narrow strip of sandy shores between the sea and the sand dunes.

This area is characteristic of loose sand and continuous strong winds, with approximately 60mm of annual precipitation and no surface water. It is threatened with habitat loss by such factors as mining and tourism.

The desert rain frog is a plump species with bulging eyes, a short snout, short limbs, spade-like feet, and webbed toes. On the underside, it has a transparent area of skin through which its internal organs can be seen. It can be between 4 and 6 centimetres (1.6 and 2.4 in) long. Its color is yellowish-brown, and sand often adheres to its skin.  Sand sticks to the frogs entire body, excluding the mouth and nose, and can likely be attributed to a type of sticky secretion, as removal of sand from the frog is difficult.