Biology:Chimanimani stream frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Chimanimani stream frog
Scientific classification edit
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.[2] It is native to the Eastern Highlands and Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique.[2]

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q2245648 entry