Description
A medium sized spotted Kassina (29-38 mm) from the humid savanna of northern central Africa. The majority of the dorsal spots are sub-circular or elliptical and not arranged in rows. Transversal dark bands on limbs. Dorsal ground colour very variable from almost black to silverish grey with dark, light-edged spots.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Gabon

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Known from humid savanna, from western Cameroun till north-eastern R. D. Congo.

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
The males may call from vegetation at low elevations but also sometimes from floating vegetation in water. The sonogram shows rather brief calls with a higher frequency and a purer tonal quality than the voice of K. cochranae.

The tadpole is typical of the genus with a high tail fin up to 150% of the body length, and a length of up to 80 mm (22+58). The tooth formula is 1/1+1,1.

Comments
This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira publishers, Frankfurt am Main. Updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.

References

Schiøtz, A. (1999). Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Kassina maculosa <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3691> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 26, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 26 Dec 2024.

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