Mountain rain frog

Mountain Rain Frog

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Brevicipitidae
Genus:	Breviceps
Species:	B. montanus
Binomial name
*Breviceps montanus* Power, 1926

The Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus) is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Breviceps montanus

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References

1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Breviceps montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
â†‘ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Names described as 'Breviceps montanus'". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Retrieved 30 November 2013.

Breviceps

Species	B. acutirostris B. adspersus B. bagginsi B. branchi B. fichus B. fuscus B. gibbosus B. macrops B. montanus B. mossambicus B. namaquensis B. poweri B. rosei B. sopranus B. sylvestris B. verrucosus

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