Probreviceps
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Probreviceps is a small genus of brevicipitine frogs with only six members.[1][2][3][4] They occur in the montane forests of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and possibly Mozambique. They are sometimes known as the forest frogs,[1][2] forest rain frogs, big-fingered frogs, or primitive rain frogs.[1]
Description
Probreviceps are burrowing frogs with short limbs and direct development (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage); the eggs are deposited in burrows. Maximum snout–vent length is between Script error: No such module "convert". in males and between Script error: No such module "convert". in females, depending on the species. Males often have larger tympani than females. No discs are present on fingers or toes. Species identification is based on male advertisement calls, features of hands and feet, and distribution.[2]
Species
There are six recognized species:[1][2][3][4]
- Probreviceps durirostris, Snouted forest frog Loader, Channing, Menegon & Davenport, 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Probreviceps loveridgei, Loveridge's forest frog Parker, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Probreviceps macrodactylus, Large-fingered forest frog (Nieden, 1926)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Probreviceps rhodesianus, Highland forest frog Poynton & Broadley, 1967Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Probreviceps rungwensis, Rungwe forest frog Loveridge, 1932Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Probreviceps uluguruensis, Uluguru forest frog (Loveridge, 1925)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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