Probreviceps is a small genus of brevicipitine frogs with only six members.[1][2][3][4] They occur in the montane forests of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and possibly Mozambique. They are sometimes known as the forest frogs,[1][2] forest rain frogs, big-fingered frogs, or primitive rain frogs.[1]
| Probreviceps | |
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| Probreviceps loveridgei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brevicipitidae |
| Genus: | Probreviceps Parker, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Probreviceps macrodactylus Nieden, 1926
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| Species | |
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6 species (see text) | |
Description
editProbreviceps 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.[2]
Species
editThere are six recognized species:[1][2][3][4]
- 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
edit- ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Probreviceps Parker, 1931". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Channing, Allan & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
- ^ a b "Brevicipitidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Probreviceps Parker, 1931". African Amphibians. Retrieved 3 February 2021.