Decorated running frog | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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 |
The decorated running frog (Kassina decorata) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. 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.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Kassina decorata |
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