The Namaqua stream frog (Strongylopus springbokensis) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found in South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Namaqua stream frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Strongylopus |
Species: | S. springbokensis
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Binomial name | |
Strongylopus springbokensis Channing, 1986
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Strongylopus springbokensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58772A18405057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58772A18405057.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.