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Namaqua stream frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Strongylopus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pyxicephalidae

Higher classification
  
Strongylopus

Scientific name
  
Strongylopus springbokensis

Similar
  
Frog, Banded stream frog, Chordate, Amphibians, Cape caco

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.

References

Namaqua stream frog Wikipedia