[科普中国]-纳马雨蛙

纳马雨蛙(Namaqua Rain Frog)是在南非北开普敦省诺洛斯（Nolloth）港发现的。

所属分类：两栖

属：Breviceps

种类：B. namaquensis

纳马雨蛙（钝头蛙）是姬蛙科（狭口蛙）的一种，发现于南非和纳米比亚，主要自然栖息地为亚热带或热带的干旱灌木丛和沙滩，它们的物种延续正受到栖息地消失的威胁。1

纳马雨蛙有着矮胖的身躯，短小精悍的头部，头上长着大得不成比例的眼睛，扁平的脸和窄小的嘴。四肢短小，脚趾上没有蹼和吸盘。身体上半部的表面主要为深棕色夹杂着浅棕色和奶油色斑块，斑块汇集在脊柱附近，腹部为白色、平滑。但它的皮肤是半透明的，沿着下颚的喉部区域覆盖着黑色斑点。成年纳马雨蛙可以长到46mm。1

这种雨蛙就像台挖掘机，一生中的多数时间都躲在地下，也不栖息于水中。主要集中在干旱、半干旱的灌丛植被沙地中——但在壤质和岩石基质的丘陵地带也有发现。当被惊扰时，它们的身体就会像那位要”成为海贼王的男人“一样鼓胀成一个气球，以防御捕食者。在春、夏、冬都有它们的繁殖活动纪录。大部分时间它们都呆在地下休息，在雨后会到地面捕食昆虫。1

The Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family, 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.

Adult frogs attain a body length of 46 mm.

The Namaqua Rain Frog has a squat, round body with a short, narrow head which has relatively large eyes, 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.

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这只青蛙是一个挖洞的物种，大部分时间花在地下，不居住在水中。 它通常发生在干燥，低洼的地区，主要是沙质和覆盖有磨砂植被 - 但也被记录在具有更多的壤土和岩石底物的丘陵地带。 当这些青蛙感到不安时，这些青蛙有能力大幅膨胀他们的身体，并作为一种防御机制来遏制这个视频中已经病毒的捕食者。 冬季，春季和夏季都有育种活动。 他们大部分时间都在地下，下雨后洒上昆虫。 它的蛋放在地下的房间里，被一个厚实粘稠的果冻状物质覆盖着。 一旦蛋到蝌蚪阶段，果冻状物质逐渐软化，直到他们完全蜕变成青蛙。3