Strongylopus kilimanjaro

Three adult males in the type series measure 36 to 39 mm (1.4 to 1.5 in) in snout–vent length. The body is stocky. The snout is short. The tympanum is visible. There is a pronounced, light vertebral band, containing an inner pair of darker, somewhat irregular and discontinuous longitudinal stripes. The border of the light band coincides with discontinuous skin ridges. The rest of the remainder of the dorsum is brown with sparse darker mottling. There is also a dark lateral line, running over the loreal region, continuing as a narrow strip below the eye, expanding behind the eye to cover the tympanic area, and continuing a very irregular dark band on the flanks. The fingers have fringes but no webbing. The toes are extremely elongated, albeit relatively short compared to other Strongylopus. The toes have some basal webbing.[2]

The type series was collected at around 3,230 m (10,600 ft) above sea level. It is presumably associated with cold mountain streams (where it probably breeds) in alpine African moorland. It occurs in well-protected habitat, in the Kilimanjaro National Park. Climate change might be a threat.[1]