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Strongylopus springbokensis (Namaqua stream frog)

Synonyms: Rana springbokensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Namaqua stream frog (Strongylopus springbokensis) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family found in South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Strongylopus springbokensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
52
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 14.81
EDGE Score: 4.15

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.52 inches (6.4 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Richtersveld National Park II 399195 Northern Cape, South Africa

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa No
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0