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Chimanimani stream frog

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Chimanimani stream frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Strongylopus
Species:
S. rhodesianus
Binomial name
Strongylopus rhodesianus
(Hewitt, 1933)

The Chimanimani stream frog (Strongylopus rhodesianus) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, 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.[1] It is native to the Eastern Highlands and Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ 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.