Breviceps fichus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Brevicipitidae |
| Genus: | Breviceps |
| Species: | B. fichus
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| Binomial name | |
| Breviceps fichus Channing and Minter, 2004
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Breviceps fichus is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to the central highlands of Tanzania.[1][2][3] Common name highland rain frog has been proposed for it.[2][3]
Description
Males grow to 35 mm (1.4 in) and females to 43 mm (1.7 in) in
dorsum is brown with darker mottling. Dark bands run from the eyes to the arms. The lower parts are white. Throat is black in breeding males.[3]
The male advertisement call is a brief, low-pitched, pulsed whistle.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Breviceps fichus occurs in high-altitude grasslands at elevations above 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Males call during the day from shallow burrows at the base of dense grass. Development is, presumably, direct[1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[4]). Threats to this species are not known.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
- ^ Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.
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