Namaqua stream frog
| Namaqua stream frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
| Genus: | Strongylopus |
| Species: | S. springbokensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongylopus springbokensis Channing, 1986 | |
The Namaqua stream frog (Strongylopus springbokensis) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family 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.
Sources
- Minter, L., Channing, A. & Harrison, J. 2004. Strongylopus springbokensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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