The Mozambique Rain Frog

Breviceps mossabicus is a frog of the family Microhylidae, in which there are 413 species. It is one of approximately 22 species in the Breviceps genus of frog. In terms of conservation status, they are in the Least Concern category.

Breviceps mossabicus is found in Africa, specifically Botswana, the Congo, Mozambique, Malawi, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. They are also thought to be found in Lesotho. In terms of habitat, it prefers savanna, shrub land, grassland and farmed areas, generally preferring moister areas. It is a robust little frog with short legs and a rounded nose; females are larger and generally grow to around 5cm. They eat termites and ants, and live underground by burrowing into the soil. They lay their eggs in burrows which hatch into tadpoles underground, where they completed their growth to adulthood. They call incessantly throughout the winter from October to February; their call is a short high-pitched chirp emitted at around 2 per second, and on hot humid stormy nights are known to emerge from their burrows in huge numbers.

Sadly, I couldn't find much more information on this rather cute little froggy anywhere.