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The funny-looking puffed up Black rain frog is only found on the forested slopes of the southern Cape fold mountains in South Africa and spends most of its time underground.
In addition to being a famous meme, black rain frog has plenty of unusual traits that make them fascinating critters.
For starters, unlike most other frogs, their chonky round bodies and short, stubby legs make them terrible at swimming and jumping. They are, however, extraordinarily good at burrowing, and spend a large amount of time underground.
“They dig backwards into the ground using their hind feet, which have specialized digging tubercles,” Jeanne Tarrant, manager of the Threatened Amphibian Programme at the Endangered Wildlife Trust told Live Science. Using their hindlimbs, they shift the soil by slowly rotating to “disappear below the surface,” she said.
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