Breviceps poweri Parker, 1934
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Breviceps poweri, Lusaka, Zambia
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Open encyclopedia reference
Breviceps poweri, the Power's rain frog or Power's short-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in northeastern Angola east through Zambia, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (southern Katanga Province), and Malawi, to western Mozambique and northeastern Zimbabwe; possibly in Namibia. The specific name poweri honours John Hyacinth Power, Irish-born director of the McGregor Museum (Kimberley, South Africa) who collected amphibians as well as reptiles and plants.
Wikipedia contributors, Breviceps poweri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:33:21.205359+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Breviceps poweri Parker, 1934
- Name authority
- Parker, 1934
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Brevicipitidae
- Genus
- Breviceps
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBrevicipitidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusBreviceps Merrem, 1820
- speciesBreviceps poweri Parker, 1934
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Breviceps. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Breviceps macrops Boulenger, 1907 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps acutirostris Poynton, 1963 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps branchi Channing, 2012 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps fuscus Hewitt, 1925 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps passmorei Minter, Netherlands & Du Preez, 2017 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps pentheri Werner, 1899 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps rosei Power, 1926 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps sopranus Minter, 2003 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps sylvestris FitzSimons, 1930 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Breviceps mossambicus Peters, 1854 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664325 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:N9PJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.