Order Anura Subfamily Cacosterninae Higher classification True frog | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Strongylopus Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Gray's stream frog, Banded stream frog, Strongylopus fasciatus, Drakensberg stream frog, Namaqua stream frog | ||
Strongylopus grayii
Strongylopus is a genus of pyxicephalid frogs native to Africa. They are found in the area from southwestern South Africa and Namibia to southern Tanzania. Their common name is stream frogs.
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Description
Strongylopus are small to medium-sized frogs: adult snout–vent lengths are typically in the range of 25–53 millimetres (0.98–2.09 in). Species within this genus may be found at altitudes from sea level up to 3250 m in elevation. They generally occur in riparian habitats, including fynbos heath, grassland, montane flooded grassland, savanna and forest edge. Some species occur in more specific habitats, such as Strongylopus kilimanjaro in alpine moorland near cold water streams.
Species
These species belong to this genus:
References
Strongylopus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA