Decorated running frog

The decorated running frog (Kassina decorata) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[1][2] 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 of Kassina maculosa.[2]

Decorated running frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Kassina
Species:
K. decorata
Binomial name
Kassina decorata
(Angel, 1940)
Synonyms

Megalixalus decorata Angel, 1940

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Kassina decorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135862A176531476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T135862A176531476.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Kassina decorata (Angel, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.