It seems to adapt well to suburban gardens, but like most frog species it is vulnerable to herbicide poisons and domestic pets.

Physical distinctions include brown skin with a white dotted pattern on their stomachs, they have forward facing eyes and lack webbing between their toes.

[4] Cape rain frogs exhibit a unique calling sound, a series of short intervals of squawking is produced by burrowing males during mating season.

[7] The African cape rain frog possesses special glands that secrete a glue-like substance used for amplexus.

When alarmed, it increases its apparent size by swallowing air; hence the species is given the Afrikaans common name of blaasoppie.

[4] Cape rain frogs can also be found in developed areas like agricultural grounds, pine plantations and residential gardens.

The main threats consist of ongoing habitat loss in the diminishing fynbos biomes, through the expansion of urban sprawl and agriculture.

Due to rapid urbanization, the cape frogs Fynbos habitat suffers from destruction and fragmentation which diminishes the species population.

Thus, its survival mechanisms are similar to other frogs in its genus: it is able to inflate its body to appear bigger and keep away predators, and is also able to emit a high pitched chirp when it is in danger.