Chimanimani stream frog
| Chimanimani stream frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Strongylopus |
| Species: | S. rhodesianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Strongylopus rhodesianus (Hewitt, 1933)
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The Chimanimani stream frog (Strongylopus rhodesianus) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The type was obtained from Chirinda Forest.[2] It is native to the Eastern Highlands and Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Strongylopus rhodesianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T58771A17170633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58771A17170633.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel. "Strongylopus rhodesianus (Hewitt, 1933)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History main website. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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