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Cape rain frog
Genus Breviceps can be categorized as the Rain Frogs. Their nickname came from their belief to bring rain.

Physiology
Breviceps gibbosus is part of the family Brevicipitidae. All species in this family of frog are considered terrestrial breeders by laying and burrowing eggs. The cape rain frog exhibits a rounded shape, with short arms. There are sexual dimoprhisms between sexes, the females are larger in size compared to the males. Cape rain frogs are about 2 inches (4.5 cm) in length, with legs shorter than their bodies. Physical distinctions include brown skin with a white dotted pattern on their stomachs, they have forward facing eyes and lack webbing between their toes. The African rain frogs are also known as narrow mouth toads, due to the small mouth and narrow head they possess.

Cape rain frogs exhibit a unique calling sound, a series of short intervals of squawking is produced by burrowing males during mating season.

Mating
The African cape frog possesses special glands that secrete a glue-like substance used for amplexus. These adhesive glands are located on the pectoral region of male frogs and on the dorsum of female frogs. Studies suggest these adhesive glands have evolved independently. The females of this species have a higher concentration of the adhesive glands than the males. These glands assist mating pairs in sticking to one another during reproduction.

Mating
Breviceps gibbosus exhibit breeding behaviors unlike most frogs. Starting with amplexus, both the male and the female emit sticky secretions so they can latch together. These secretions come from adhesive glands located on dorsal regions of female frogs and pectoral regions of male frogs. During breeding Breviceps gibbosus displays "adhesion of bi sexual pairs" meaning that another male frog will help the mating pair by stabilizing them. This benefits the pair by protecting them from mating disturbances, for instance to block a rival male frog.

Habitat
The cape rain frog resigns in the Fynbos biomes in South Africa, a mixture of a Mediterranean and coastal climate. The southwestern parts of the West cape of South Africa is where the cape frog is endemic to. These ecosystems are lush with natural shrub land, forests and woodlands. Fynbos biomes are located in both the Southern and Western cape of South Africa. Rain frogs are also known to live underground in burrows they create by burrowing backward while simultaneously scooping sand to cover themselves. Cape rain frogs can also be found in developed areas like agricultural grounds, pine plantations and residential gardens.

Conservation
The African cape toad is classified as near threatened (NT) by the IUCN Red List. The main threat to this species survival is habitat destruction and degradation. Due to rapid urbanization, the cape frogs Fynbos habitat suffers from destruction and fragmentation which hurts the species. Currently there are no restoration projects proposed, however there are populations of this species in projected parks. Parks include Cape Peninsula National Park, Helderberg Nature Persevere and Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve. Domestic conservation efforts concerning the frog populations in residential areas include prevention of paving grounds and prevention of conversion of open spaces into urban development.