[Faline]

The Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Namaqua Rain Frog has a squat, rotund body with a short, narrow head which has a relatively large eye,a flat face and narrow mouth. The limbs are short and stumpy and the fingers and toes lack webbing and adhesive discs. The upper body surface is brown with lighter brown to cream patches on the back and sides. These patches are occasionally fused together and may include irregular pairs of paravertebral patches. The underside is mainly smooth and white, but the skin is translucent in parts, and the throat area may be granular with dark markings around the jaw line.

This frog is a burrowing species that spends most of its time underground and does not inhabit water. It occurs generally in dry, low-lying areas that are predominantly sandy and well covered with scrub vegetation - but has also been recorded in hilly areas with more loamy and rocky substrates. When disturbed, these frogs have the ability to inflate their bodies dramatically as a defence mechanism to deter predators. Breeding activity has been recorded in winter, spring and summer . They spend most of their time underground surfacing after the rains to feed on insects.

[kellyhound]

unusual frog and you can see and hear it was in distress.

[AmericanIllusions]

**HeadPhones Warning** But quite cute

[butterfly]

^^

I want one but that noise would drive me crazy

[Sharon]

Now that is the cutest amphibian I have ever seen!!!!

I'm sending my frog-loving mum the link to this

[MeMyselfandI]

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

unusual frog and you can see and hear it was in distress.

i wonder if that was a territorial call or something... like it felt threatened and was trying to scare the camera off?

[Darkest Angel]

Can't get enough of this little guy.
I wonder if he puffed up to frighten off the camera man.
That was definitely a distress call, a warning.
Just makes me want to pick the little feller up- Awwwww

[PsychodelicTurtle]

THAT ISN'T "CUTE"!!!!!
THAT'S ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darkest Angel]

Came back to see his cuteness again
The dogs love this video, they think I'm hiding a squeaky toy from them