Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Brevicipitidae > Breviceps > Breviceps bagginsiBreviceps bagginsi (Bilbo's Rain Frog)Breviceps bagginsi (Bilbo's rain frog) is an amphibian species in the Brevicipitidae family, endemic in South Africa. It was named after Bilbo Baggins, because the scientist who discovered it used to read The Hobbit to his children.Its natural habitatsare temperate grassland and edges of wood plantations. The species threatened by habitat loss is listed as vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
Adult Weight [1] | 4.9 grams | | Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 1.13 inches (2.87 cm) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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