The cape rain frog or giant rain frog (Breviceps gibbosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae.[2] Adults grow up to 45 mm in length. It was the first African frog species to be scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the name Rana gibbosa. It is the most common and largest of rain frogs.[3] The name "rain frog" that is applied to the genus refers to a belief that these frogs bring rain.[4]
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