Desert rain frogs are small, brown and red frogs that live in the deserts of Southern Africa. They are nocturnal creatures that spend most of their time buried in the sand, only emerging at night to forage for food. During the rainy season, desert rain frogs will mate. While they have not been extensively studied, the mating habits of the desert rain frog are thought to be similar to the breeding behavior of other members of the genus Breviceps. These frogs typically breed in temporary pools that form after rains, and males call to females from these pools. Females deposit their eggs on the bottom of the pool, and males fertilize them. After spawning, the adults typically leave the pool. The tadpoles hatch and begin to feed and grow; they metamorphose into juveniles and leave the pool a few weeks later. The female will lay up to 60 eggs. Once the tadpoles hatch, they will be carried by the male into his burrow where they will develop into froglets.