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(Redirected from Strongylopus rhodesianus) Species of amphibian

Chimanimani stream frog
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
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 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. It is native to the Eastern Highlands and Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique.

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Strongylopus rhodesianus


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