Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1882

Conradie, Werner, Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Engelbrecht, Hanlie M., Loader, Simon P., Menegon, Michele, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao, Scott, Michael & Tolley, Krystal A., 2016, Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians, Zoosystematics and Evolution 92 (2), pp. 163-180 : 167

Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1882

Material

Mt. Namuli ( PEM A11310 , male, 25.4 mm SUL), Mt. M’pàluwé ( PEM A11362 , male, 23.0 SUL) .

Comments

Both specimens are males, based on the presence of a very dark throat and small size. The specimen from Mt. M’pàluwé was collected at night in a shamba at mid-elevation (ca. 1000 m).