Marbled Running Frog

A medium sized spotted Kassina (29-38 mm) from the humid savanna of northern central Africa. The majority of the dorsal spots are sub-circular or elliptical and not arranged in rows. Transversal dark bands on limbs.Dorsal ground colour very variable from almost black to silverish grey with dark, light-edged spots.This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira (http://www.chimaira.de/) publishers, Frankfurt am Main. Updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.

Known from humid savanna, from western Cameroun till north-eastern R. D. Congo.

The males may call from vegetation at low elevations but also sometimes from floating vegetation in water. The sonogram shows rather brief calls with a higher frequency and a purer tonal quality than the voice of K. cochranae.The tadpole is typical of the genus with a high tail fin up to 150% of the body length, and a length of up to 80 mm (22+58). The tooth formula is 1/1+1,1.

Kassina maculosa is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly also in northern Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are lowland secondary forests and savanna, and montane forests and grasslands. It tolerates habitat modification and is also found in farm bush. Breeding takes place in standing water, possibly also in streams at high altitudes.