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2005 Arie van der Meijden cc-by-nc-sa-3.0South Africa show all recordscoastal show all recordssexual reproduction type specimen repository Species of AmphibianThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Desert rain frog – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Desert rain frogConservation statusNear Threatened (IUCN 3.1)1Scientific classification Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AmphibiaOrder:AnuraFamily:BrevicipitidaeGenus:BrevicepsSpecies:B. macropsBinomial nameBreviceps macropsBoulenger, 1907The desert rain frog, web-footed rain frog, or Boulengers short-headed frog (Breviceps macrops) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.123 Its natural habitat is the narrow strip of sandy shores between the sea and the sand dunes. It is threatened by habitat loss by such factors as mining and tourism.4DescriptionThe desert 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 to 6 centimetres (1.6 to 2.4 in) long. Its color is yellowish-brown, and sand often adheres to its skin.3Unlike most other species of frogs, it develops directly from the egg into adults without passing through the tadpole stage. It has a stout body, with small legs, which makes it unable to hop or leap – instead, it walks around on the sand. Unusually for a frog, it does not require water in its habitat to survive. Its eyes are comparatively large and bulging.HabitatThe desert rain frog is mostly found on a small strip of land about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide along the coast of Namibia and South Africa. The small area of sand dunes often gets a lot of fog, which supplies moisture in an otherwise arid and dry region.BehaviourThe desert rain frog is nocturnal, spending the day in a burrow which is dug to a depth of 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in) where the sand is moist. It emerges on both foggy and clear nights and wanders about over the surface of the dunes. Its footprints are distinctive and are often found around patches of dung where it is presumed to feed on moths, beetles, and insect larvae. It digs its way into the sand in the morning and its presence in a locality can be deduced from the little pile of loose sand dislodged by its burrowing activities.5 Breeding is by direct development of eggs laid in its burrow, there is no aquatic tadpole stage. It produces a high-pitched squeaking sound when threatened. The males croaking is also distinctly high-pitched.StatusThe frogs total habitat range is smaller than 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and is fragmented and the number of individual frogs were previously decreasing but it is now unknown whether the population is decreasing or not.1 It is threatened by habitat loss caused by opencast diamond mining and road construction, as well as increased human settlement. Fortunately Opencast diamond mining has recently ceased in south Africa with attempts to restore the frogs habitat by mining companies this could mean the frog is no longer listed as threatened but no evidence has shown the frog has recolonized the restored habitat.1References^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). Breviceps macrops. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3070A2794989. doi:10.2305IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3070A2794989.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). Breviceps macrops Boulenger, 1907. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 March 2019.^ a b Castillo, Nery (2011-06-23). Breviceps macrops. AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 2012-10-20.^ Channing, Alan; Wahlberg, Kirsty (October 2011). Distribution and conservation status of the desert rain frogBreviceps macrops. African Journal of Herpetology. 60 (2): 101–112. doi:10... ISSN 2156-4574. S2CID 84377960.^ Carruthers, V. C. & Passmore, N. I. (1978). A note on Breviceps macrops Boulenger. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa. 18 (1): 13–15. doi:10...External linksDesert Rain Frog. Desert Rain Frog - Information, Photos, and Videos.Retrieved from https:en.wikipedia.orgwindex.php?title=Desert_rain_frog&oldid=1119229638The Desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops), is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss by such factors as mining and tourism. DescriptionThe desert rain frog is a small, 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. Its colour is yellowish-brown and it often has sand adhering to its skin.Distribution and HabitatThe desert rain frog is endemic to a coastal strip of land about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide in Namibia and South Africa. This area of sand dunes often has sea fog rolling in which supplies some moisture in an otherwise arid region. There is some xerophytic vegetation in the area and in the spring, the desert blooms. The locations in which this frog is found have at least one hundred foggy days per year.BehaviorThe desert rain frog is nocturnal, spending the day in a burrow which it has dug to a depth of 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in) where the sand is moist. It emerges on both foggy and clear nights and wanders about over the surface of the dunes. Its footprints are distinctive and are often found around patches of dung where it is presumed to feed on moths, beetles and insect larvae. It digs its way into the sand in the morning and its presence in a locality can be deduced from the little pile of loose sand dislodged by its burrowing activities. Breeding is by direct development of eggs laid in its burrow and there is no aqueous tadpole stage.Status The desert rain frog is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Its total range is smaller than 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) and is fragmented and the number of individual frogs seems to be decreasing. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by opencast diamond mining, road making and increased human settlement.In Popular Culture Worlds Cutest Frog - Desert Rain Frog On February 13, 2013 amateur photographer Dean Boshoff captured video of a desert rain frog vocalizing with a series of high‑pitched squeaks, described by the author as the frogs fearsome war cry; viewers compared the frog to a squeaky toy. Boshoff distributed the video under the title Worlds Cutest Frog - Desert Rain Frog. As of August, 2021, the video has received over 23 million views on YouTube; the video was also the subject of a featurette on CNN.
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