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Striped Stream Frog
Strongylopus fasciatus (Smith, 1849)
Also calledGestreepte Langtoonpadda (afr) · Isele lomfudlana elinemithende (zul) · Isele lomsinga elinemigca (xho) · Nketu ya metjhato (sot) · Segwagwa sa moedi sa mereto (tsn) · Sicoco semifudlana lesinemishi (ssw) · Tshiḓula-muedzi tsha mitalo-mitalo (ven) · skokan proužkovaný (ces) · Полосатая лягушка (rus) · Chela ra le xinambyanini ra mikhwatikhwati (tso)
Strongylopus fasciatus, also known as the striped stream frog, striped grass frog, striped rana, striped long-toed frog or long-toed grass frog is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to southern Africa.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
S. fasciatus is widespread and common and is not threatened (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
associations
Strongylogus fasciatus tested positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (fungus that causes chytridiomycosis) in the South African city of Kenton on Sea in 2004 (Weldon, 2005).
African Amphibians
distribution
S. fasciatus distribution includes South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, and Mozambique (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
habitat
S. fasciatus inhabits a variety of vegetation types in the Forest, Fynbos, Thicket, Grassland and Savanna biomes. It occurs in well-watered areas with annual rainfall >500 mm, and it is rarely found far from permanent water (Greig et al. 1979). It ranges mainly through the summer-rainfall region, but extends into the winterrainfall region in the southwest (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Strongylopus fasciatus is a small, long legged frog with a pointed snout. Its distinguishing features are the parallel yellow and brown longitudinal stripes along its back, with longitudinal dark stripes along its legs. It has a white belly and the males have yellow throats. The pupils are horizontal. It also has very long toes and, when crouched, the fourth toe on the rear feet extends past the front feet.
Voice. The call of Strongylopus fasciatus is a sharp "pip" which can be made singly or in a series of three or four calls.
Range & habitat
Strongylopus fasciatus occurs the Western Cape Province east through eastern South Africa to borders of Lesotho and Eswatini, then north into Zimbabwe, western Mozambique and south-western Zambia, its presence in Botswana has yet to be confirmed. In the Highveld of central South Africa it appears to be localised but extends as far west as the eastern Free State.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2429880.