Kassina

Taxobox
name = "Kassina"

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image_caption = Red-legged Running Frog
"Kassina maculata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Hyperoliidae
genus = "Kassina"
genus_authority = Girard, 1853

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

pecies

There are 14 recognized species in the genus "Kassina":

*Ivory Coast Running Frog, "Kassina arboricola (Perret, 1985)
*Silver Running Frog, "Kassina cassinoides" (Boulenger, 1903)
*Cochran’s Running Frog, "Kassina cochranae" (Loveridge, 1941)
*Brown Running Frog, "Kassina fusca" (Schiøtz, 1967)
*"Kassina jozani" Msuya et al., 2006
*Kuvangu Running Frog, "Kassina kuvangensis" (Monard, 1937)
*Rainforest Running Frog, "Kassina lamottei" (Schiøtz, 1967)
*Red-legged Running Frog, "Kassina maculata" (Duméril, 1853)
*Parker’s Running Frog, "Kassina maculifer" (Ahl, 1924)
*Marbled Running Frog, "Kassina maculosa" (Sternfeld, 1917)
*Mertens’ Running Frog, "Kassina mertensi" (Laurent, 1952)
*Schiøtz's Running Frog, "Kassina schioetzi" (Rödel, Grafe, Rudolf & Ernst, 2002)
*Senegal Running Frog, "Kassina senegalensis" (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
*Somalian Running Frog, "Kassina somalica" (Scortecci, 1932)

In captivity

"K. maculata" is frequently exported from Tanzania for the exotic pet trade.

Research

It is the source of "Kassinin", a frequently studied tachykinin peptide.

References

*ITIS|ID=208079|taxon=Kassina|year=2006|date=17 July

External links

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* [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=7740 Amphibian Species of the World: "Kassina"]