Breviceps sylvestris

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

Breviceps sylvestris FitzSimons, 1930: 46

Holotype: TM 6353, adult ♂, collected by Austin Roberts.
Type locality: “Woodbush, Pietersburg District”, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

FitzSimons, V. 1930. Descriptions of new South African Reptilia and Batrachia, with distribution records of allied species in the Transvaal Museum Collection. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 14(1): 20–48. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_640 Reference page.
Poynton, J.C. 1963. Descriptions of southern African amphibians. Annals of the Natal Museum 15: 319–332.

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG). 2016. IUCN: Breviceps sylvestris (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57721A77162960. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57721A77162960.en. Accessed on 29 October 2025.