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Chimanimani stream frog

The Chimanimani stream frog 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.

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Chimanimani stream frog
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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

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  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.