Cape rain frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cape rain frog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Breviceps gibbosus
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Brevicipitidae

Where does the cape rain frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cape rain frog in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to South Africa.

South Africa

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cape rain frog endangered?

The cape rain frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cape rain frog?

The cape rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Brevicipitidae, genus Breviceps. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cape rain frog

The cape rain frog or giant rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. Adults grow up to 45 mm in length. It was the first African frog species to be scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the name Rana gibbosa. It is the most common and largest of rain frogs. The name "rain frog" that is applied to the genus refers to a belief that these frogs bring rain.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape rain frog (revision 1365568983), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q303557 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).