This species, known as the desert rain frog or Boulenger’s short-headed frog (Breviceps macrops) is a plump little subspecies of the Brevicipitidae family. They are found in Namibia and South Africa, ...

The desert rain frog is nocturnal and uses the nighttime hours to dig in the sand and eat moths, beetles, ants, and insect larvae. It’s unusual among frog species for two reasons.