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Kassina
''Kassina'' is a genus of hyperoliid frogs, commonly referred to as running frogs or kassinas. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. They are characterized by preferring a distinctive "walking" with the back legs instead of the more traditional frog-hopping. Species The following species are recognized in the genus ''Kassina'': In captivity ''K. maculata'' is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence ... trade. They require more horizontal space than vertical, being a terrestrial species. Their captive environment should include a substrate that accommodates burrowing, and provides high humidity. ''K. maculata'' will readily eat crickets and small mealworms, although insects should be dusted with a vitamin sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina
''Kassina'' is a genus of hyperoliid frogs, commonly referred to as running frogs or kassinas. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. They are characterized by preferring a distinctive "walking" with the back legs instead of the more traditional frog-hopping. Species The following species are recognized in the genus ''Kassina'': In captivity ''K. maculata'' is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence ... trade. They require more horizontal space than vertical, being a terrestrial species. Their captive environment should include a substrate that accommodates burrowing, and provides high humidity. ''K. maculata'' will readily eat crickets and small mealworms, although insects should be dusted with a vitamin sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Wazae
''Kassina'' is a genus of hyperoliid frogs, commonly referred to as running frogs or kassinas. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. They are characterized by preferring a distinctive "walking" with the back legs instead of the more traditional frog-hopping. Species The following species are recognized in the genus ''Kassina'': In captivity ''K. maculata'' is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence ... trade. They require more horizontal space than vertical, being a terrestrial species. Their captive environment should include a substrate that accommodates burrowing, and provides high humidity. ''K. maculata'' will readily eat crickets and small mealworms, although insects should be dusted with a vitamin sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Senegalensis
''Kassina senegalensis'', also known as the Senegal running frog, along with many other common names, is a species of frog native to much of Africa. It is a small and solidly-built species, with large eyes. Most of the body is greyish-black, but there are brown bands and spots on certain parts. They can be found in many types of habitats, such as shrublands, grasslands, and wetlands, at heights as great as . Their breeding occurs in water, where eggs are laid in various locations and fertilised one-by-one. They eat many different prey items, and use skin secretions to avoid becoming prey themselves. Their population is assumed to be very large and not in any immediate danger. Taxonomy ''Kassina senegalis'' was first described in 1841 by André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron as ''Cystignathus senegalensis''. Their description came from specimens which had been collected from ponds in Senegal, sent to them by an individual identified only as Mr. Heudelot. The genus ''Cys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Cochranae
''Kassina cochranae'', sometimes known as the Cochran's running frog, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southern Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast (the Mount Nimba area, possibly wider), and at least tentatively, southern Ghana. '' Kassina arboricola'' was for a period treated as a subspecies ''Kassina cochranae arboricola'', but it is now considered a valid species. Etymology The specific name ''cochranae'' honours Doris Mable Cochran, an American herpetologist. Description ''Kassina cochranae'' are medium-sized, sturdy frogs. The legs and arms are short. There are 35–77 large spots on flanks and dorsum. The belly is white to brown and sometimes has scattered, small punctuations (but never with large spots). There are zero to two occipital spots. Males typically have dark throat that sometimes has black spots. Habitat and conservation ''Kassina cochranae'' is an arboreal, forest-dwelling species, including secondary forests. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Cassinoides
''Kassina cassinoides'', also known as large running frog or silver running frog, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Cameroon and—disjunctly—in West Africa, specifically in (from west to east) in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin. It might occur more broadly, and presumably occurs in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Nigeria, and Mauritania. Description ''Kassina cassinoides'', measuring in snout–vent length, is a large member of the genus ''Kassina''. The dorsum is silver-gray to yellow and has six longitudinal stripes, of which the two median ones are close together, often coming together. The toes are slightly webbed and have small disks. The fingers have no webbing ''Kassina cassinoides'' is not easy to tell apart from ''Kassina senegalensis''. The male advertisement call is similar to other ''Kassina'', but it differs from the calls of the sympatric ''K. senegalensis'' and '' K. fusca'' by bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Fusca
''Kassina fusca'' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Its common name is brown running frog or pale running frog. It is found in the West African savanna zone in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, and Nigeria. It probably occurs in Guinea-Bissau, although there are no records from there. Description ''Kassina fusca'' is a terrestrial frogs that moves by walking rather than jumping. They are small frogs measuring in snout–vent length. The dorsum is brown with scattered small darker spots (sometimes indistinct) and a larger, irregular, X-shaped spot in the shoulder region. There are small discs on the fingers. Association with ants ''Kassina fusca'' have been found in nests of pomerine ants '' Paltothyreus tarsatus'' and '' Megaponera analis''. These ants are large (up to 18 and 25 mm in body length, respectively) and have powerful mandibles, poison glands, and stings, and would be able to kill the frog. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Kuvangensis
''Kassina kuvangensis'' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in south-central Angola and northern and western Zambia. Its range probably extends into the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also known as the Kuvangu running frog, Kuvango running frog, and Kuvangu kassina. Description Adult males measure in snout–vent length. The dorsum is dark with indistinct darker spots, or uniformly dark. The ventrum is light, sometimes having indications of dark reticulation. The concealed parts of legs are marbled in red and grey. The gular disc is round rather than strap-like. The finger and the toe tips are not dilated. The males call in very large numbers from flooded grasslands. The call is a very fast, somewhat irregular series of relatively unmelodic "quoicks". Females lay up to 130 eggs in a sticky clump. The tadpoles are bright yellow with darker mottling. They are large, measuring up to in length, including a very high fin. Habitat and con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Schioetzi
''Kassina schioetzi'' is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and extreme southeastern Guinea. Its range probably extends into northwestern Ghana. Etymology The specific name ''schioetzi'' honours , a Danish herpetologist. Description Males measure and females in snout–vent length. The dorsum is olive green to beige with dark brown spots that have fine light yellow borders; there are 31–50 large spots arranged in 5–7 longitudinal rows on the back and flanks. Males have slightly more spots than females. The groin area is yellowish orange to reddish. The posterior border of the eye is bluish and the iris is golden. The throat is blackish. The venter is white. The male advertisement call is short and tonal, with an upward frequency sweep characteristic of its genus. Habitat and conservation The species is found primarily in wooded Guinea savanna and in gallery forests, and to a lesser extent, in open savanna. Breeding takes place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Maculata
''Phlyctimantis maculatus'' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. They are silvery greyish-brown with dark brown to black spots, and derive their name from bright red coloring on the ventral side of their hind legs. Adult body length is typically 6 to 7.5 centimeters. These frogs have vertical pupils. Common names include red-legged running frog, brown-spotted tree frog, red-legged Kassina, red-legged pan frog, spotted running frog, tiger leg running frog, and vlei frog. Habitat ''Phlyctimantis maculatus'' is endemic to the tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa's east coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Eswatini). The frog thrives in varying terrain including shrubland, grassland, savannah, and forest as long as there exists a ready source of fresh water or high humidity. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, temperate grassland, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Jozani
''Kassina jozani'' is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and only known from the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island (Zanzibar). Description It is a medium-sized frog (males measure about 4 cm). The back is covered with splashes of color from black to dark gray, separated by light gray, thin lines with a light creamy white belly. Its eyes are large and protruding, and the ends of its fingers and extremely flattened. Habitat Its natural habitat is forest and small-holder farmland surrounding pools at elevations of above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance ( height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as '' orthometric heights''. Th .... References jozani Endemic fauna of Tanzania Amphibians of Tanzania Frogs of Africa Amphibians described in 2007 {{Hyperoliidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Mertensi
''Kassina mertensi'' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The specific name ''mertensi'' honours Robert Mertens Robert Friedrich Wilhelm Mertens (1 December 1894 – 23 August 1975) was a German herpetologist. Several taxa of reptiles are named after him.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimor ..., a German zoologist and herpetologist. Common name Mertens' running frog has been coined for it. ''Kassina mertensi'' might be conspecific with '' Kassina maculosa''. ''Kassina mertensi'' occurs clearings in rainforest as well as in heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). Threats to it are not known, but it appears to tolerate some habitat modification. References mertensi Frogs of Africa Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Amphibians described in 1952 Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassina Decorata
The decorated running frog (''Kassina decorata'') is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon where it is known from the Bamiléké highlands and from Mount Manengouba. There is uncertainty whether it is a valid species, and it has been also considered synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are al ... of '' Kassina maculosa''. This little known species has been found around lakes and in marshes in high-elevation grassland, and in flooded grassland and marshes in humid savanna. References decorata Amphibians described in 1940 Endemic fauna of Cameroon Amphibians of Cameroon Taxa named by Fernand Angel Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hyperoliidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |