| Breviceps acutirostris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brevicipitidae |
| Genus: | Breviceps |
| Species: | B. acutirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Breviceps acutirostris Poynton , 1963 | |
Breviceps acutirostris, also known as common rain frog, [1] strawberry rain frog, [1] [2] or Cape short-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. [2] It is endemic to the southwestern Cape region in South Africa. [1] [2] It is a burrowing frog that lives in fynbos heatland and forests at elevations below 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level. Development is direct [1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage [3] ). It is threatened by habitat loss, although much of its habitat is also protected. [1]
