#plain rain frog

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AKA plain rain frog, brown short-headed frog, tsitsikamma frog, Breviceps fuscus

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Rain frogs can look a little silly, like little balls with arms, but they're also very interesting! They spend most of the day burrowed up in soil or leaves, and don't hatch as tadpoles - their babies are already frog-shaped, and called froglets!

Black rain frogs in particular have little inward-facing arms that make them better at burrowing! They're only found within a small region of South Africa, and can be up to 2 inches long.

today’s funky frog of the day: Breviceps fuscus!! this rotund and angry fellow has several common names, which include the black rain frog, plain rain frog, brown short headed frog, and Tsitsikama rain frog. these frogs live only in south africa, where they usually live on the edges of forests.