Kassina

Kassina
red-legged running frog
Kassina maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Kassina
Girard, 1853
Synonyms

Eremiophilus Fitzinger, 1843 (suppressed name)
Hylambates Duméril, 1853
Cassiniopsis Monard, 1937 "1936"

Kassina is a genus of hyperoliid frogs, commonly referred to as running frogs or kassinas. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.[1] They are characterized by preferring a distinctive "walking" with the back legs instead of the more traditional frog-hopping.[2]

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