Gray's Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii (Smith, 1849)
Also calledGrays Flussfrosch (deu) · Isele lomfudlana eligqafazayo (zul) · Isele lomsinga eliqhokrayo (xho) · Kliklangtoonpadda (afr) · Nketu ya etsang modumo o kgwaqatsang (sot) · Rã-dos-córregos-de-Gray (por) · Sicoco semifudlana lesintjiyotako (ssw) · Tshiḓula-muedzi tsha phosho (ven) · skokan Grayův (ces) · Лягушка Грея (rus) · Chela ra le xinambyanini ro dyota (tso)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
This widespread and abundant species is not threatened or in need of specific conservation action (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
associations
The Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia has been observed preying on these frogs in the southwest (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
distribution
S. grayii distribution includes South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
habitat
S. grayii occurs from sea level to 1800 m in the mountains of Lesotho and Swaziland This species is found in the winter-rainfall region of Western Cape Province, and in the summer-rainfall region to the North. Annual rainfall is 250–2000 mm in the winter-rainfall region, and 500–1000 mm summer-rainfall region. The species inhabits the entire Fynbos Biome as well as parts of the Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Grassland, Thicket and Forest biomes. Outside the relatively temperate, southwestern parts of its range, S. grayii is largely restricted to uplands (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2429886.