Kitumbeine Volcano also known as Kitumbeine () at 2,850m is a shield volcano located in Longido District of Arusha Region in Tanzania.Global Volcanism Program, 2023. St. Helens (321050) in [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.0.3; 1 Mar 2023). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2022.5.0 It stands at . The volcano is shared amongst three wards of Longido District, namely; Elang'ata Dapash, Kitumbeine and Iloirienito wards. The volcano is located in the geographic area known as the Crater Highlands and is a shield volcano that last erupted in the Pleistocene. Ketumbeine volcano activity continued throughout the Pleistocene.Dawson J B, 1992. Neogene tectonics and volcanicity in the North Tanzania sector of the Gregory Rift Valley: contrasts with the Kenya sector. Tectonophysics, 204: 81-92.
The mountain is home to an endemic frog known as Strongylopus kitumbeine or the Kitumbeine Stream Frog, which belongs to the Pyxicephalidae family.Channing, Alan, and Tim RB Davenport. "A new stream frog from Tanzania (Anura: Ranidae: Strongylopus)." African Journal of Herpetology 51.2 (2002): 135-142. The species inhabits Afromontane Juniperus forests and tussock grasslands at elevations ranging from above sea level along semi-permanent and seasonal streams and around temporary pools. It can also survive in poorly disturbed forest. Breeding occurs in open water. While it is common within its restricted range, it has been classified as a vulnerable species due to threats from Maasai livestock grazing and fire, as well as its small range.
See also List of Ultras of Africa
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