Breviceps poweri Parker, 1934

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 27

Breviceps poweri Parker, 1934

Power’s Rain Frog

Photograph: VMUS 5983

This species was often heard, and photographed, in the vicinity of Ngonye Falls campsite, visitor’s center and Park Headquarters. It is distinguished from B. adspersus on the basis of call, absence of paravertebral patches (usually present in B. adspersus ); presence of a pale patch above the vent (usually absent in B. adspersus ); uniformly dark throat (usually mottled in B. adspersus ); continuous pale band from upper lip to forearm; and presence of a short, dark band between the nostrils and mouth (usually not well developed in B. adspersus ; du Preez and Carruthers 2009; Poynton and Broadley 1985a). At present only B. a. adspersus is known to occur west of the Zambezi River in south-western Zambia, with B. poweri largely restricted to east of the Zambezi River, although both species have been recorded occurring sympatrically at Kalabo ( Broadley 1971a; Channing 2001; du Preez and Carruthers 2009; Poynton and Broadley 1985a, 1991). This record extends the distribution of the species by about 200 km SSE from Kalabo.