- Source: Probreviceps
Probreviceps is a small genus of brevicipitine frogs with only six members. They occur in the montane forests of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and possibly Mozambique. They are sometimes known as the forest frogs, forest rain frogs, big-fingered frogs, or primitive rain frogs.
Description
Probreviceps are burrowing frogs with short limbs and direct development (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage); the eggs are deposited in burrows. Maximum snout–vent length is between 27–48 mm (1.1–1.9 in) in males and between 43–65 mm (1.7–2.6 in) in females, depending on the species. Males often have larger tympani than females. No discs are present on fingers or toes. Species identification is based on male advertisement calls, features of hands and feet, and distribution.
Species
There are six recognized species:
Probreviceps durirostris, Snouted forest frog Loader, Channing, Menegon & Davenport, 2006
Probreviceps loveridgei, Loveridge's forest frog Parker, 1931
Probreviceps macrodactylus, Large-fingered forest frog (Nieden, 1926)
Probreviceps rhodesianus, Highland forest frog Poynton & Broadley, 1967
Probreviceps rungwensis, Rungwe forest frog Loveridge, 1932
Probreviceps uluguruensis, Uluguru forest frog (Loveridge, 1925)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Brevicipitinae
- Probreviceps
- Probreviceps rungwensis
- Probreviceps uluguruensis
- Probreviceps macrodactylus
- Brevicipitidae
- Probreviceps rhodesianus
- Tadpole
- IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
- List of endangered amphibians
- Fauna of Africa
