Namaqua Rain Frog

It is a fossorial frog that inhabits scrub-covered sandy areas in the succulent karoo biome. Development is direct (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage) and does require an aquatic habitat. It is a locally abundant frog, but it can experience some habitat loss because of agricultural expansion in the south of its range. It is present in several protected areas.

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When disturbed, these frogs have the ability to inflate their bodies dramatically and squeak 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. Its eggs are laid in underground chambers and are covered in a thick, viscous, jelly-like substance. Once the eggs hit tadpole stage, the jelly softens into a fluid in which they live until they fully metamorphose into frogs (absorbing nutrients from the egg yolk as they grow).