Red Legged Kassina

A very large (Males 55-65 mm) spotted Kassina from the lowlands of eastern Africa. Digital discs distinct, broader than the width of the subarticular tubercles. Dorsum grey with black oval spots delimited with a thin light line. Hidden parts of limbs, groin and armpits bright red with black spots. Ventrum whitish, sometimes darkly mottled.Voice. - The males call, often in great numbers, while floating in water. The voice is a coarse, loud "quoick", similar to the other members of the genus, but with a low and indistinct frequency-intensity maximum.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.

Lowlands of eastern Africa from Kenya to near Durban, South Africa.

Development. - The eggs are attached to submerged vegetation. The tadpoles becomes large, up to 130 mm (40 + 90). The tail is high, but not as high as in K. senegalensis. Tooth formula 1/3.