Namaqua Rain Frog (Frogs of South Africa)

Namaqua Rain Frog

Breviceps namaquensis

Summary ¹

The Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis) is a species of frog in the Brevicipitidae family, found in South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Distribution ²

B. namaquensis is endemic to South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. It occurs in the predominantly winter-rainfall Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, from near the Gariep (Orange) River in the north to the Melkbos district in the south (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).