''Breviceps passmorei'', or Passmore's rain frog or Ndumo rain frog is a species of frog in the genus ''

Breviceps ''Breviceps'' is a genus of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. Species in the genus ''Breviceps'' are commonly known as rain frogs or short-headed frogs. They occur in arid to semiarid climates of East Africa and Southern Africa. Taxonomy The ...

'' endemic to South Africa.

Description

''Breviceps passmorei'' has extremely abbreviated snout mouth narrow and downturned; short limbs which, at rest, are held close to the body, not projecting beyond the body outline; digits tapering to apex; inner and outer toes very short or rudimentary; inner and outer metatarsal tubercles well developed, confluent or separated by a narrow groove; vent terminal, not deflected downwards.

Distribution

It is located west of the Tembe Elephant Reserve in the vicinity of the Pongola River near borders of

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

and Mozambique, and into southeastern Limpopo Province.

Etymology

''Breviceps passmorei'' is named after Neville Passmore in recognition of his contributions to South African herpetology in the field of bioacoustics, and for instilling a lifelong interest in frogs among his students, many of whom have also made significant contributions in this and other fields.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q40408033 passmorei Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Eswatini Amphibians of Mozambique Amphibians of South Africa Amphibians described in 2017