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Branch’s Rain Frog (Breviceps branchi)

Posted on by Ryan Tippett

There are currently no photographs available for this species.

Find Branch’s Rain Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here.

Family Brevicepitidae

BRANCH’S RAIN FROG – Breviceps branchi

Channing, 2012

Habitat

Breviceps branchi is found on red sands in the Richtersveld Duneveld, Northern Cape.

Behaviour

Virtually nothing is known about this species. It is known from just a single specimen.

Status and Conservation

Data deficient. More information is required for this species.

Distribution

B. branchi is so far only known from the far Northern Cape near the Holgat river.

Further Resources

Virtual Museum (FrogMAP > Search VM > By Scientific or Common Name)

More common names: Branch se Blaasoppadda (Afrikaans)

Recommended citation format for this species text:

Tippett RM. Branch’s Rain Frog Breviceps branchi. BDI, Cape Town.
Available online at http://thebdi.org/2022/04/04/branchs-rain-frog-breviceps-branchi/

Ryan Tippett
Ryan Tippett
Ryan is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!