Bilbo's rain frog
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Bilbo's rain frog (Breviceps bagginsi) is an amphibian species in the family Brevicipitidae, endemic to South Africa.[2] The frog was named after Bilbo Baggins, the main character from The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien.[3] The frog was named as such because the scientist who discovered it (L.R Minter) used to read the novel to his children.[4] Its natural habitats are temperate grasslands and edges of wood plantations, wherein it spends most of its time in its burrow. The species is threatened by construction, maintenance of roads, silviculture, general habitat degradation/habitat loss, and by road traffic. As a result, it is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
Bilbo's rain frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Brevicipitidae |
Genus: | Breviceps |
Species: | B. bagginsi |
Binomial name | |
Breviceps bagginsi Minter, 2003 | |