Strongylopus kilimanjaro
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| Strongylopus kilimanjaro | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Strongylopus |
| Species: | S. kilimanjaro |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongylopus kilimanjaro Clarke & Poynton, 2005 | |
Strongylopus kilimanjaro is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. From the ecoregion description of Hogan, S. kilimanjaro "is recorded only in a narrow alpine range on the middle slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro within the East African montane moorlands". The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and rivers.
Sources
- C. Michael Hogan. 2013. East African montane moorlands. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Academy of Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- S.N. Stuart. 2006. Strongylopus kilimanjaro. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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