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Carruthers’ Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)

Posted on by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in FrogMAP here.

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

Family Breviceptidae

CARRUTHERS’ RAIN FROG – Breviceps carruthersi

Du Preez, Netherlands & Minter, 2017

Habitat

B. carruthersi inhabits sand forest, dense bushveld and open grassy woodlands on well-drained sandy soils.

Behaviour

Breviceps carruthersi – Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
Photo by Alan Manson

Adults emerge from their burrows after good summer rains. Males form choruses where they call from concealed positions beneath vegetation.

Status and Conservation

Data deficient. Breviceps carruthersi is present in a number of conservation areas within its limited distribution.

Breviceps carruthersi – Near Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal
Photo by Bernard Wouda

Distribution

Distribution of Breviceps carruthersi. Taken from the FrogMAP database. April 2022.

Further Resources

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

More common names: Phinda Rain Frog (Alternative English Name); Phinda-reënpadda (Afrikaans)

Recommended citation format for this species text:

Tippett RM. Carruthers’ Rain Frog Breviceps carruthersi. BDI, Cape Town.
Available online at http://thebdi.org/2022/03/28/carruthers-rain-frog-breviceps-carruthersi/

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!