Kassina senegalensis

Kassina senegalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Kassina
Species:
K. senegalensis
Binomial name
Kassina senegalensis
(Dumeril & Bibron, 1841)
Range map of K. senegalensis[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Cystignathus senegalensis Duméril and Bibron, 1841
  • Cystignathus argyreivittis Peters, 1854
  • Cassina senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
  • Cassina argyreivittis (Peters, 1854)
  • Kassina deserticola Ahl, 1930
  • Kassina modesta Ahl, 1930
  • Cassina angeli De Witte, 1933
  • Kassina benueana Monard, 1951
  • Kassina argyreivittis (Peters, 1854)
  • Hylambates senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)

Kassina senegalensis, also known as the Senegal running frog, along with many other common names,[note 1] 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.[3] They can be found in many types of habitats, such as shrublands, grasslands, and wetlands, at elevations as high as 2,000 metres (1.2 mi).[1] Their breeding occurs in water, where eggs are laid in various locations and fertilised one by one.[4] They eat a variety of arthropods and secrete peptides from their skin to avoid becoming prey themselves.[5][6] Their population is assumed to be very large and not in any immediate danger.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Kassina senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T56236A3036276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56236A3036276.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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