Strongylopus fasciatus
For the Southeast Asian frog species, see Hylarana signata.
Striped stream frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Strongylopus |
Species: | S. fasciatus |
Binomial name | |
Strongylopus fasciatus (Smith, 1849) | |
The striped stream frog (Strongylopus fasciatus) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, arable land, pastureland, plantations, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.
References
- Minter, L., et al. 2004. Strongylopus fasciatus. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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