Breviceps carruthersi or the Phinda rain frog or Carruthers' rain frog[1][2] is a species of frog in the Breviceps genus endemic to South Africa.[3] The Phinda rain frog is also known as Isinana sakwaPhinda in IsiZulu which is the local language spoken in this species' native range.[4] An IsiZulu description of this anuran amphibian species appears in a field guide called A Bilingual Guide to the Frogs of Zululand. This frog was first described by Professor Louis H. du Preez, Doctor Edward C. Netherlands, and Professor Les Minter in 2017, and they named it in honour of the naturalist and author Vincent Caruthers.[5]
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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. carruthersi
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| Breviceps carruthersi Du Preez, Netherlands, and Minter, 2017
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Description
editThe Breviceps carruthersi like most other frogs in its genus has a round body and an almost invisible snout the animals color ranged from dark brown to orange the frog has short limb which help it burrow and it has no webbing on its toes it also appears to have a black stripe under its eyelid.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe Breviceps carruthersi is confided to one location Hluhluwe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa at elevations from 88 m to 123 m.[3] Even there the frog is rare as it is nocturnal and inhabits forest areas making it difficult to find.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Carruthers' Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)". BDI. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Breviceps carruthersi - Phinda Rain Frog". Tyrone Ping. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "AmphibiaWeb - Breviceps carruthersi". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ A bilingual field guide to the frogs of Zululand. Suricata 3. South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2017.
- ^ Du Preez, L. H.; Vincent Carruthers (November 2017). Frogs of southern Africa: a complete guide (Second ed.). Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 978-1-77584-544-7. OCLC 1013164353.
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