Breviceps acutirostris Poynton, 1963
Breviceps acutirostris Poynton, 1963, Ann. Natal Mus., 15: 321. Holotype: AMG 5507, by original designation; now in PEM. Type locality: "Swellendam Mountains", southwestern Western Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.
English Names
Strawberry Rain Frog (Passmore and Carruthers, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 19: 4; Passmore and Carruthers, 1979, S. Afr. Frogs: 88; Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 106).
Cape Short-headed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 87).
Distribution
Mountains of the southwestern Cape region, Western Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.
Comment
See account by Harrison, 2004, in Minter et al. (eds.), Atlas Frogs S. Afr. Lesotho and Swaziland: 170-171, who noted the potential for confusion with Breviceps fuscus. Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 106-107, provided a brief account.
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