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Description

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A rather large spotted Kassina (males 38.5-42.2 mm) from Zanzibar. The eyes are very large and protruding. Tips of digits extremely flattened. No red patches on the side of lower abdomen and hind limbs. The dorsum is covered by black to slate-grey blotches separated by thin pale grey lines.Updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.

References

  • IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. (2006). Global Amphibian Assessment: Kassina jozani. www.globalamphibians.org. Accessed on 15 September 2008.
  • Msuya, C., Howell, K., and Channing, A. (2006). ''A new species of running frog (Kassina) from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.'' African Journal of Herpetology, 55(2), 113-122.d.

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Distribution and Habitat

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Occurs in Zanzibar, on Unguja Island. The holotype was collected at 50m asl (IUCN 2006). Known only from flooded pools at the edge of Jozani Forest.
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Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors

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The voice is quiet, pulsed, and low pitched with a rising pitch, audibly different from the calls of K. senegalensis and K. maculata. A sonogram has been published in Msuya et al. (2006).
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Kassina jozani

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Kassina jozani is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and only known from the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island (Zanzibar).[1][2][3][4]

Description

It is a medium-sized frog (males measure about 4 cm). The back is covered with splashes of color from black to dark gray, separated by light gray, thin lines with a light creamy white belly. Its eyes are large and protruding, and the ends of its fingers and extremely flattened.[3][4]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is forest and small-holder farmland surrounding pools at elevations of 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Kassina jozani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136136A84397117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136136A84397117.en.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007". African Amphibians. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Kassina jozani". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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Kassina jozani: Brief Summary

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Kassina jozani is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and only known from the Jozani Forest on the Unguja Island (Zanzibar).

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