Breviceps fichus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: Breviceps fichus

Name

Breviceps fichus Channing & Minter, 2004: 148

• Holotype: MHNG 2645.38.
• Type locality: “Kigwembimbi, Iringa District, Tanzania”.

References

Primary references

• Channing, A. & Minter, L.R. 2004. A new rain frog from Tanzania (Microhylidae: Breviceps). African Journal of Herpetology 53(2): 147–154. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2004.9635507 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. IUCN: Breviceps fichus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T61845A18373277. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T61845A18373277.en. Accessed on 20 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Highland Rain Frog