Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1854  

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Reproduction:

A sticky substance is secreted during amplexus, allowing the male to become temporarily glued to the female. Large unpigmented eggs are laid in terrestrial burrows. Clutches are relatively small, usually consisting of no more than twenty eggs. Non-feeding tadpoles hatch six to eight weeks later and complete their development in the nest (Text from Harper et al., 2010).

Most breeding takes place in spring or early summer after soaking rains, although strong choruses sometimes form after rain at other times of the year. Once the species pairs amplexus is by adhesion and oviposition takes place in a chamber below the soil surface. Nests excavated near Wakkerstroom were located below loose rocks on the hill slopes or under old, dry tree trunks. Females remained in the vicinity of the nests, which contained 20–25 eggs (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).

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Barcode data: Breviceps mossambicus:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.

Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.

See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.

Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

GAT---GACCAAATTTATAATGTCATTGTTACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATGGTTATACCCGTCTTAATCGGGGGCTTTGGTAACTGATTAATTCCTTTAATAATCGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTTCCCCCATCATTTTTTCTCCTACTAGCCTCCTCATCTGTAGAAGCCGGAGTGGGAACCGGCTGAACAGTCTACCCCCCTCTAGCCGGAAACATAGCCCACGCAGGACCGTCTGTAGATCTAGCAATCTTCTCCCTTCACTTAGCCGGCATTTCGTCTATCCTAGGAGCCATCAACTTTATTACAACAATTCTAAACATAAAACCGCCCTCAGTAACCCAGTACCAAACCCCCTTATTTGTCTGGTCTGTTCTAGTAACAGCTATTCTCCTTCTCCTCTCACTTCCAGTTCTCGCAGCCGGTATTACTATACTACTCACAGACCGAAATCTAAACACCTCATTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCCGTTCTTTATCAACACCTATTCTGATTCTTTGGCCACCC
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Breviceps mossambicus:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2013

Assessor/s

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group

Reviewer/s

Stuart, S.N.

Contributor/s

Channing, A., Harrison, J., Poynton, J., Minter, L. & Fretey, T.

Justification

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats and its presumed large population.

History

  • 2004
    Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN Red List Category and Justification of Conservation Status:

This species is widely distributed in a variety of habitats and does not appear to be at risk. It occurs in a number of provincial nature reserves and national parks (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).

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Population:

Population

It is a common species.

Population Trend

Unknown
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Range Description:

This species ranges from northeastern Tanzania south to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, through southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outside South Africa, the distribution of the species is poorly known especially in Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo. It might occur in eastern Angola. It occurs from sea level up to 1,800 m asl.

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Threats:

Major Threats

It is an adaptable species, and is not facing any significant threats.
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Distribution:

The distribution of B. mossambicus includes southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and eastern Botswana (Poynton and Broadley 1985a). The species is also found in South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).

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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

It occurs in many protected areas.
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